Lingle in Goshen County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Old Texas Trail

1866 - 1897

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 8, 2016

1. Old Texas Trail Marker

Map of the Texas Trail on the right

Inscription. Over this trail, from distant Texas, passed the greatest migration of men and cattle in the history of America.

(second plaque at the base:) In Memory
of the pioneer cattlemen who passed this way on the Old Texas Trail
1866 to 1897.
Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming
1948

Erected by Lions Clubs of Lingle and Torrington, Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Family of John B. Kendrick, Family of Colonel, C.F. Coffee, Warren Live Stock Company, Family of John Burns, and the Citizens of Goshen County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 42° 8.103′ N, 104° 20.713′ W. Marker is in Lingle, Wyoming, in Goshen County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 2nd Street, Lingle WY 82223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin and in the Westward Expansion Trails

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Region.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mormon Pioneer Trail (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); “If I Should Die Before…” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oregon Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Grattan Fight (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); To All Pioneers (approx. 3.2 miles away); CPL. Travis Snow Memorial Building (approx. 9.6 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lingle.

Reverse side - Old Texas Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 19, 2022

2. Reverse side - Old Texas Trail Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 8, 2016

3. Old Texas Trail Marker

Sponsors plaque in front of the marker,

The view of the Old Texas Trail Marker from the sidewalk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 19, 2022

4. The view of the Old Texas Trail Marker from the sidewalk

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 2, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on July 26, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3. submitted on October 2, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on July 26, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.