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Historical Markers in Wamsutter, Wyoming

 
Clickable Map of Sweetwater County, Wyoming and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Sweetwater County, WY (88) Carbon County, WY (64) Fremont County, WY (117) Lincoln County, WY (34) Sublette County, WY (48) Uinta County, WY (60) Moffat County, CO (8) Daggett County, UT (4) Summit County, UT (86)  SweetwaterCounty(88) Sweetwater County (88)  CarbonCounty(64) Carbon County (64)  FremontCounty(117) Fremont County (117)  LincolnCounty(34) Lincoln County (34)  SubletteCounty(48) Sublette County (48)  UintaCounty(60) Uinta County (60)  MoffatCountyColorado(8) Moffat County (8)  DaggettCountyUtah(4) Daggett County (4)  SummitCounty(86) Summit County (86)
Green River is the county seat for Sweetwater County
Wamsutter is in Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County (88)  ►
ADJACENT TO SWEETWATER COUNTY
Carbon County (64)  ►
Fremont County (117)  ►
Lincoln County (34)  ►
Sublette County (48)  ►
Uinta County (60)  ►
Moffat County, Colorado (8)  ►
Daggett County, Utah (4)  ►
Summit County, Utah (86)  ►
 
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1 ► Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Wamsutter — Henry Bourne Joy and the Lincoln Highway —
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 184, on the right when traveling east.
This was the original location of the Henry B. Joy Lincoln Highway Monument placed in 1938 following Joy's death. Henry Bourne Joy was president of the Packard Motor Car Company and the first president of the Lincoln Highway Association. The Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m67960) HM
2 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Wamsutter — The Overland Stage Station Route —
On State Highway 789 near Interstate 80, on the right when traveling south.
Operated 1862 to 1868 Washakee Station four miles east. Barrel Springs Station fourteen miles west. — — Map (db m89717) HM
3 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Wamsutter — Overland Trail —
On State Highway 789 near Interstate 80, on the right when traveling south.
"From the Platte west to Fort Bridger... is one almost uninterrupted panorama of barren hills, sandy plains, ugly tortuous ravines, and blank desolation... All life and all living things, seem to be gone." (Overland Trail traveler Demas Barnes, . . . — — Map (db m89716) HM
4 ► Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Wamsutter — Wamsutter —
On Mc Cormick Road, on the right when traveling west.
"On summer nights, this lonely place is merely a small group of lights set in blackness and silence. Over the immense darkness, stars shine brilliantly, neither dimmed by other lights nor hidden by smoke and dust in the air. A meteor flames . . . — — Map (db m308077) HM
5 ► Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Wamsutter — Wind and Water in the Great Divide Basin —
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 184, on the right when traveling east.
     The Continental Divide, "The Backbone of the Nation," follows the crest of the Wind River Range and then splits near South Pass. At this point, the Continental Divide loops, creating the Great Divide Basin, before it comes back together near . . . — — Map (db m67964) HM
 
 
 
 
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Oct. 12, 2026