Glenrock in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Rock in the Glen

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015

1. Rock in the Glen Marker

Inscription. On July 26, 1842 John C. Fremont's first expedition to the far west guided by Kit Carson with Joseph Bissonette as interpreter, also L. Maxwell as hunter, camped in this rocky glen.

Names and dates of many of the 300,000 travelers of the Oregon Trail are here.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 26, 1842.

Location. 42° 51.666′ N, 105° 52.962′ W. Marker is in Glenrock, Wyoming, in Converse County. It is on West Birch Street (U.S. 26) near Wyoming Highway 95, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 942 West Birch Street, Glenrock WY 82637, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 7 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ferdinand V. Hayden (approx. half a mile away); Deer Creek Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Brigham Young (BYX) Mail Station (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ada Magill (approx. 4.9 miles away); Alvah H. Unthank (approx. 5.3 miles away); Big Muddy Oil Field (approx. 6 miles away); Boeing B-17F “The Casper Kid”#42-5102 (approx. 15.7 miles away).

More about this marker. This marker is located at a small

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park on the south side of U.S. Highway 20/26 at the west edge of Glenrock.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015

2. Rock in the Glen Marker

Rock in the Glen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015

3. Rock in the Glen

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,620 times since then and 173 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.