Douglas in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Bill Hooker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2015
1. Bill Hooker Marker
Commemorative of
Bill Hooker
Bullwhacker
Who built and lived in a cabin
on La Bonte Creek
ten miles from this point
on the Bozeman Trail in
1874
Erected 1931 by F.W. Lafrentz, Pioneer of Wyoming.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 42° 45.987′ N, 105° 28.758′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County. It is on State Highway 96 near Spring Canyon Road (County Route 11), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 88 Wyoming Highway 96, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Oregon Trail (here, next to this marker); Junction of the Oregon Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away); Douglas World War II POW Camp (approx. 3.8 miles away); John Hunton (approx. 4.6 miles away); Douglas (approx. 4.7 miles away); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive #5633 (approx. 4.7 miles away); Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Wooden Caboose
this page online
More about this marker. Adjacent to Oregon Trail - 1841 marker.
Also see . . . Wyoming Will Honor Bill Hooker in Granite - Wisconsin Historical Society. Wisconsin Historical Society website entries:
Newspaper articles from 1931. (Submitted on January 8, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2015
2. Bill Hooker Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 877 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
