Near Douglas in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Oregon Trail
Photographed by Judy Grinder, August 10, 2024
1. Oregon Trail Marker
State of
Wyoming
1913
Erected 1913 by State of Wyoming.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 42° 45.546′ N, 105° 36.786′ W. Marker is near Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County. It is on Natural Bridge Road (County Route 13) near County Route 11, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 260 Natural Bridge Road, Douglas WY 82633, 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 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Natural Bridge and the Oregon Trail (approx. 1.7 miles away); Formation of Ayres Natural Bridge (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ayres Natural Bridge Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sharp, Franklin and Taylor, (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named The Oregon Trail (approx. 6.8 miles away); Bill Hooker (approx. 6.8 miles away); Junction of the Oregon Trail (approx. 7 miles away); Fort Fetterman (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Douglas.
Additional commentary.
1. Buffalo Herd
On 8/10/2024, a buffalo herd was visible from the marker pull-out,
this page online
— Submitted August 12, 2024, by Judy Grinder of Casper, Wyoming.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2015
2. Oregon Trail Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2015
3. Oregon Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Judy Grinder of Casper, Wyoming. 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
