Near Glenrock in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Ada Magill
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015
1. Ada Magill Marker
Caleb and Nancy Magill with their six children were part of a wagon train traveling fro Brown County, Kansas, to Dallas, Oregon, in 1864. After leaving Fort Laramie their three-year-old daughter Ada was taken sick with dysentery. At Deer Creek Station she worsened. An hour before dawn on July 3, 1864, Ada died. In "Sunday best tiny calico dress" she was buried on a small rise of ground just south of here.
In 1912 a new highway under construction was to have passed directly over Ada's grave. Her remains were moved thirty feet north to this spot. Wyoming's state engineer, Loren Clark Bishop, fashioned the headstone which now marks the final resting place of this pioneer child.
The Oregon Trail is about fifty feet south of this spot.
Erected 1987 by Oregon-California Trails Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1864.
Location. 42° 50.958′ N, 105° 58.68′ W. Marker is near Glenrock, Wyoming, in Converse County. It is on Big Muddy Road near Cole Creek Road (County Route
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Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Westward Expansion Trails Region and in the Powder River 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 World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Big Muddy Oil Field (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Brigham Young (BYX) Mail Station (approx. 4 miles away); Rock in the Glen (approx. 4.9 miles away); Ferdinand V. Hayden (approx. 5.4 miles away); Deer Creek Station (approx. 5.4 miles away); Alvah H. Unthank (approx. 9.7 miles away).
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015
2. Ada Magill Grave and Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015
3. Oregon Trail Marker, adjacent to the Ada Magill grave.
Marked by the
State of
Wyoming
1913
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015
4. Pony Express Trail Marker adjacent to the Ada Magill grave.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,351 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
