Near Fort Washakie in Fremont County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Mrs. Maggie Richards and Mrs. Hall
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016
1. Mrs. Maggie Richards and Mrs. Hall Marker
Mrs. Maggie Richards
and
Mrs. Hall
Pioneer White Settlers
Killed July 23rd, A.D. 1873
by a raiding band of hostile Sioux Indians
in their ranch home
on the site of
the present city of Lander, Wyoming
Erected 1922 by Bishop Thomas of Wyoming and other friends.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Wars, US Indian • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 23, 1873.
Location. 42° 59.568′ N, 108° 54.87′ W. Marker is near Fort Washakie, Wyoming, in Fremont County. It is on Cemetery Lane near Trout Creek Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Washakie WY 82514, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Wind River Indian Reservation and in Wind River Country. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sacajawea (a few steps from this marker); The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sacajawea Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Sacajawea (about 300 feet away); The Shoshone-Episcopal Mission Boarding School (approx.
this page online
More about this marker. This marker is in the Sacajawea Cemetery located about 1/2 north of the Trout Creek Road intersection.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016
2. Mrs. Maggie Richards and Mrs. Hall Marker
Chapel in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
