Near Fort Washakie in Fremont County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016

1. The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D. Marker

Inscription. This tablet is erected to the memory of
The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D.
Bishop of Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Born Nov. 23, 1810. Died Sept. 28, 1873. Who held his last service in this building on its former site at Wind River on August 19, 1873, when he baptized eleven Shoshone Indians including four grandchildren of Sacajawea.
This chapel
originally built by the government as a mission house for the Shoshones and used for many years as a school and house of worship was moved to this place in March, 1916.

Erected by Missionary District of Wyoming, Diocese of Colorado and Friends.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion.

Location. 42° 59.574′ N, 108° 54.894′ W. Marker is near Fort Washakie, Wyoming, in Fremont County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mrs. Maggie Richards and Mrs. Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Sacajawea (within shouting distance of this marker); Sacajawea Cemetery

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sacajawea (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shoshone-Episcopal Mission Boarding School (approx. half a mile away); Block House (approx. 1½ miles away); Washakie (approx. 1½ miles away); Fort Washakie World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Washakie.

More about this marker. The marker and chapel are located in the Sacajawea Cemetery.

The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D. Marker and Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016

2. The Right Rev. George Maxwell Randall, D.D. Marker and Chapel

Sacajawea Cemetery chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 30, 2016

3. Sacajawea Cemetery chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.