Site of Halfway House Stage Stop

Site of Halfway House Stage Stop. . At this spot in 1903 a rock dugout facing south, near a fresh-water spring in the hillside, was established as a stage "noon stop" where horses were changed and meals served. The primitive accommodation was halfway between Corbett Crossing on the Stinking Water River and the bustling frontier town of Meeteetsee. In 1904 Halfway Stop had a newfangled telephone, complete with a large Public "Telephone" sign. The station was abandoned in 1908 after automobiles began to use the route, but the spring remained in use for many years, a favorite watering place in this arid country. This marker commemorates early station keepers and travelers who passed this way., (meta-panel:) , This sign was the original historic marker for the Halfway House Stage Stop located 12 miles south of Cody on the east side of Hwy. 120. The Park County Historical Society, a chapter of the Wyoming State Historical Society, applied to the Wyoming Recreation Commission to recognize the importance of both stage stops. The first was located at the Frost Ranch several miles to the west, and the second one, a rock dugout, was nearby the sign's site. The marker was dedicated on September 29, 1968, and was replaced by a weather-resistant metal sign in 2012. Gift of the Wyoming Department of Transportation.