101 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, South Pass City — Pacific Springs —

On Emigrant Trail near Lander Pinedale Stage Road, on the left when traveling north.

For many emigrants, the first tangible evidence that the had crossed South Pass was Pacific Springs, "the fountain source of the Pacific streams," according to pioneer Joseph Goldsborough Bruff. The broad expanse of the pass from Pacific Springs . . . — — Map (db m96660) HM

102 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, South Pass City — South Pass and South Pass City —

On Dickinson Avenue (State Highway 28) near South Pass City Road / B Street, on the right when traveling west.

A region rich in history. A city rich in gold. From 1812 to 1868 this open country at the end of the Wind River Mountains provided a passage - the only passage - through the Rocky Mountain barrier of the Continental Divide for some 500,000 westering . . . — — Map (db m80160) HM

103 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, South Pass City — South Pass City — Wyoming —

On South Pass Main Street near Price Street, on the left when traveling east.

Founded 1868 A Great Gold Camp Part of Wyoming’s historical heritage. Acquired for preservation May 18, 1966, with funds raised by Wyoming;s 75th Anniversary Commission Inc., its advisers, county committees and people of . . . — — Map (db m80162) HM

104 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, South Pass City — South Pass City: Wyoming’s Biggest Gold Boom and Bust —

On South Pass City Road near South Pass Road, on the left when traveling south.

Emigrant travelers on their way west likely discovered small amounts of gold in the 1840’s, but it took until 1868 for the first mining claims to be staked. Word of the new gold rush spread and the summer of 1868 brought an influx of people from . . . — — Map (db m80148) HM

105 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, South Pass City — The Carissa Mine: Cycle of Boom and Bust —

On South Pass City Road near South Pass Road, on the left when traveling south.

Thousands rushed to the South Pass area following the find of substantial gold deposits at the Carissa Mine in 1867. As the boom gained steam, the Carissa sat at the center of mining development, serving as the primary economic force for South Pass . . . — — Map (db m80146) HM

106 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, South Pass City — 27 — Willie’s Handcart Company —

Near Lewiston Road near Oregon Trail, on the left when traveling east.

Captain James G. Willie’s Handcart Company of Mormon emigrants on the way to Utah, greatly exhausted by the deep snow of an early winter and suffering form lack of food and clothing, had assembled here for reorganization by relief parties from Utah, . . . — — Map (db m80154) HM

107 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, Sweetwater Station — Oregon Trail — 1841 —

On Wyoming 789 (U.S. 287) at Sand Draw Road (Wyoming Highway 135), on the right when traveling west on Wyoming 789.

Continental Divide at South Pass 35 miles West — — Map (db m95775) HM

108 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, Sweetwater Station — Sixth Crossing —

On Wyoming 789 (U.S. 287) near Wyoming Highway 135, on the left when traveling west.

Oregon-Mormon Trail and Sixth Crossing of Sweetwater River Willie Handcart Company rescue site, 21 October 1856 and burial site of John Winford and eight others from that company John Linford Born 28 August 1808 England Died . . . — — Map (db m95742) HM

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109 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, Sweetwater Station — Sweetwater Station —

On Wyoming 789 (U.S. 287) at Wyoming Highway 135 on Wyoming 789.

The modern burg of Sweetwater Station is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 287 and State Route 135 in central Wyoming along the Sweetwater River. It is a place of scenic beauty and historic significance. Prehistoric groups camped along the . . . — — Map (db m95745) HM

110 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, Sweetwater Station — Sweetwater Willows — Wyoming's Wildlife —

On Wyoming 789 (U.S. 287) at Wyoming Highway 135, on the right when traveling west on Wyoming 789.

In summer, the trilling “Kroo-oo-oo” of the sandhill crane is heard along the Sweetwater River. The endangered whooping crane has been seen in the marshy meadows immediately south of this spot. The Sweetwater’s wide floodplain, enhanced . . . — — Map (db m95747) HM

111 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, Sweetwater Station — The Sweetwater Valley —

Near Wyoming 789 (U.S. 287) at Sand Draw Road (Wyoming Highway 135), on the right when traveling west.

The Sweetwater Valley is the mid-section of the 2000 mile-long Oregon Trail. West of Casper, Wyoming, branches of that trail, meld into a single transportation corridor and here, paralleling the serpentine Sweetwater River, the trail approaches the . . . — — Map (db m95776) HM

112 ► Wyoming, Fremont County, Sweetwater Station — 537 — Women of Sixth Crossing —

Near Wyoming 789 (U.S. 287) near Wyoming Highway 135, on the left when traveling west.

Late in the year of 1856, the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies and the Hunt and Hodgetts Wagon Companies left Iowa City for their journey westward. Near this spot, these companies crossed the Sweetwater River for the sixth time, thus the name . . . — — Map (db m95743) HM

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