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Sheep Wagon

by Tanner Loren

 
 
Sheep Wagon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
1. Sheep Wagon Marker
Inscription.

Donated by
Dr. Fred Emerich and Dr. Keren Meister Emerich
in memory of
Mary (Troastle) Emerich and Carl Emerich.

The Bar 44 sheep brand was created in the 1940s
and used in their ranch east of Cheyenne.
Fred has maintained ownership of the Barr 44 brans
since he received it from his father in 1980.
 
Erected 2023 by Dr. Fred and Dr. Keren Emerich and City of Cheyenne.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
 
Location. 41° 8.19′ N, 104° 49.074′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is in Downtown. It is on Capitol Avenue north of 20th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2001 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chief Yellow Calf (within shouting distance of this marker); Princess Blue Waters (Rose Nelson Ecoffey) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mary's Cathedral (about 400 feet away); Chief Washakie (about 400 feet away); The Franchise - Toward Equality (about 500 feet away); The Cattle Barons & Business Giants (about 500 feet away); In Honor of Veterans of Laramie County (about 500 feet away); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.
 
Also see . . .  Sheep Wagon (Cheyenne/Laramie County Public Art). (Submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Sheep Wagon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
2. Sheep Wagon Marker
Sheep Wagon QR Code image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
3. Sheep Wagon QR Code
Sheep Wagon Sculpture image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
4. Sheep Wagon Sculpture
Sheep Wagon Sculpture image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
5. Sheep Wagon Sculpture
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Nov. 9, 2026