Near Lingle in Goshen County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Oregon Trail

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014

1. Oregon Trail Marker

Inscription. Oregon Trail
Marked by the
State of Wyoming
1914

Erected 1914 by State 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 Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 42° 7.93′ N, 104° 24.478′ W. Marker is near Lingle, Wyoming, in Goshen County. It is on State Highway 157 near Road 27, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lingle WY 82223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin and in the Westward Expansion Trails Region.

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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To All Pioneers (here, next

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to this marker); The Grattan Fight (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mormon Pioneer Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Texas Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 3½ miles away); “If I Should Die Before…” (approx. 4.2 miles away); Mormon Pioneers at Fort Laramie (approx. 7.9 miles away); Fort Laramie National Historic Site (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lingle.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2014

2. Oregon Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.