On U.S. 191 near Emigrant Trail, on the left when traveling north.
This maker consists of three plaques, each dealing with the Lander Cut-off.
“The Best Mountain Road in the West”
In 1857, Congress funded construction of the Fort Kearney-South Pass-Honey Lakes Wagon Road (Lander . . . — — Map (db m80540) HM
On Big Sandy Elkhorn Road (State Highway 353) near Lander Cut-off Road, on the right when traveling south.
The place where this road crosses the Big Sandy River, to your left, is known as Buckskin Crossing. This has been a campsite and river ford for hundreds if not thousands of years, part of the ancient trail system linking South Pass to the Upper . . . — — Map (db m96718) HM
On State Highway 353 near Scab Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
On June 10th, 1842, J. C. Fremont left St. Louis to explore the Wind River Mountains, with Kit Carson as guide, Charles Preuss, topographer, L. Maxwell, hunter, and 20 Canadian voyageurs, including Basil LaJeunesse. Eight two-wheeled mule-drawn . . . — — Map (db m96720) HM
On U.S. 191 1.9 miles north of State Highway 351, on the left when traveling north.
As the first federally funded road built west of the Mississippi, the Lander Road played an important role in emigrant travel. Beginning in 1859, emigrants used this 256-mile alternate route. This saved them up to seven days of travel, bypassed . . . — — Map (db m314935) HM
On U.S. 191 13.5 miles north of Lincoln Sweetwater Road, on the right when traveling north.
Dominated by sagebrush grasslands, the "high cold desert" provides habitat for one of the largest pronghorn antelope herds in the world. This region is home to 40,000 to 60,000 antelope, known as the Sublette Herd. The pronghorn has keen eyesight . . . — — Map (db m85809) HM
On U.S. 191 1.8 miles west of Wyoming Highway 351, on the right when traveling east.
This site is a crossing of the Lander Cut-off, the northern fork of the Oregon Trail. Originally called the Fort Kearney-South Pass-Honey Lake Wagon Road when it opened in 1858, it was the first federally-funded road project west of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m47092) HM
On U.S. 191 1.7 miles west of Wyoming Highway 351, on the left when traveling east.
Route of Lander cut-off first government financed road in Wyoming. Officially called Ft. Kearney, South Pass and Honey Lake Road. Built in 1858 from Rocky Ridge to Ft. Hall to provide shorter route for emigrants. — — Map (db m47093) HM
