Kemmerer in Lincoln County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
The Landscape and the Quarries
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 2, 2021
1. The Landscape and the Quarries Marker
Commercial fossil fish mining began in the last decades of the 19th century. Some specimens were sold as souvenirs, and others the spectacular, the rare, the unusual went to museums throughout the world.
A great body of knowledge about life in Fossil Lake accumulated in these museums, much of which would never have come to light had it not been for the collectors and their quarries.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Paleontology.
Location. 41° 50.182′ N, 110° 46.215′ W. Marker is in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in Lincoln County. It is on Chicken Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 864 Chicken Creek Road, Kemmerer WY 83101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Westward Expansion Trails Region and in Greater Yellowstone. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains,
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Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emigrant Springs (approx. 7 miles away); Nancy Jane Hill (approx. 7.2 miles away); Alfred Corum Grave (approx. 7.2 miles away); Fossil Butte (approx. 7.4 miles away).
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 2, 2021
2. Fossil Butte National Monument
The butte that contains the best-preserved collection of Cenozoic aquatic life in the world.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
