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Trappers, Traders and Explorers

 
 
Trappers, Traders <br> and Explorers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2014
1. Trappers, Traders
and Explorers Marker
Inscription.
In memory
of the Trappers, Traders
and Explorers, who
established the Rendezvous
at the Junction of the
Little and Big Wind Rivers

 
Erected 1940 by Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 43° 1.534′ N, 108° 22.817′ W. Marker is in Riverton, Wyoming, in Fremont County. It is at the intersection of North Federal Boulvard (State Highway 789) and East Fremont Avenue on North Federal Boulvard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 North Federal Boulevard, Riverton WY 82501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wind River Country. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II (approx. 13.3 miles away).
 
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marker is located in Riverton City Park
 
Trappers, Traders <br> and Explorers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2014
2. Trappers, Traders
and Explorers Marker
A Fur Trade Rendezvous image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alfred Jacob Miller, June 14, 2006
3. A Fur Trade Rendezvous
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 665 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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