Near Lusk in Niobrara County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Mother Featherlegs
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016
1. Mother Featherlegs Marker
Erected 1964 by J.M. Griffith and Bod Darrow.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Women.
Location. 42° 37.571′ N, 104° 31.874′ W. Marker is near Lusk, Wyoming, in Niobrara County. It is on Silver Springs Road near U.S. 18, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lusk WY 82225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Lathrop (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail (approx. 8.8 miles away); Lusk Rest Area (approx. 8.8 miles away); Breaks in the Prairie (approx. 8.8 miles away); The C & H Refinery (approx. 9.6 miles away); Niobrara County Courthouse (approx. 10.1 miles away); The Iron Clad Store (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Lusk House (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lusk.
Other markers no longer nearby. Rawhide Buttes (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Oldest Building in Lusk (was approx. 10.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. The burial site is about 10 miles south of U.S. Highway 18 (20) on Silver Springs Road.
Also see . . . Monument to a Prostitute in Lusk - Legends of America. On the windswept plains of eastern Wyoming stands the only monument to a prostitute known to exist in the United States. Though "Featherlegs,” as she was known, was seemingly well liked by area residents, it is doubtful that the area citizens would have built a monument to her during her heyday. However, she was seemingly perceived to be an "important” part of history along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road when the monument was erected in 1964.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016
2. Mother Featherlegs Marker
Additional keywords. prostitution; sex work
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016
3. Mother Featherlegs Cemetery in the distance
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,347 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
