Story in Sheridan County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Site of Wagon Box Fight

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2015

1. Site of Wagon Box Fight Marker

Inscription. Site of
Wagon Box Fight
August 2, 1867
Marked by the
State of Wyoming

Erected by State of Wyoming.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 44° 33.543′ N, 106° 53.875′ W. Marker is in Story, Wyoming, in Sheridan County. It can be reached from Wagon Box Road. Marker is located at the Wagon Box Fight Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Story WY 82842, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Fight to Survive (within shouting distance of this marker); Wagon Box Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Wagon Box Fight (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle, August 2, 1867 (within shouting distance of this marker); Valor in Attack (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Wood Cutting: A Hazardous Harvest (within shouting distance of this marker); The Aftermath: Two Versions of Victory (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wagon Box Fight: Continuing Controversies (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Story.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. See all of the markers found on the Wagon Box Fight walking trail.

Also see . . . The Wagon Box Fight, 1867. Account of the battle from the Wyoming State Historical Society. (Submitted on August 18, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2015

2. Site of Wagon Box Fight Marker

Marker at the Wagon Box Fight Historic Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2015

3. Marker at the Wagon Box Fight Historic Site

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 24, 2015

4. Site of Wagon Box Fight Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.