Near Saratoga in Carbon County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

This Marker on the Overland Trail

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 7, 2010

1. This Marker on the Overland Trail Marker

Inscription.

This marker on the
Overland Trail.
Platte River crossing
nine miles west
1861 to 1868

Erected by Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Overland Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 41° 36.861′ N, 106° 48.922′ W. Marker is near Saratoga, Wyoming, in Carbon County. It is on State Highway 130 0.7 miles south of Pass Creek Rd, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located 5.5 miles south of Interstate 80 (Exit 235) and 7 miles north of Saratoga. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saratoga WY 82331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Westward Expansion Trails Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Republic of Texas.

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least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Storer - Saratoga Lake Wetland (approx. 9.7 miles away); Saratoga, Carbon County Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.1 miles away); Wyoming - A Fortress for Wildlife (approx. 11.9 miles away); Fort Fred Steele (approx. 11.9 miles away); Ranching Central (approx. 11.9 miles away); Cemetery (approx. 13 miles away); Powder Magazine (approx. 13 miles away); A Tourist's Railroad (approx. 13 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saratoga.

Road heading west to the Platte River crossing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 7, 2010

2. Road heading west to the Platte River crossing

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,198 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.