To all Pioneers
and in Memory of
C.H. "Dad" Worland
for whom the town was named. He erected the stage station on the old Bridger Trail about 100 yards north of here.
That spot was the original town site established in 1904. The town . . . — — Map (db m97830) HM
Extinct species of mammoths, horses, camels, and bison roamed this area 11,000 years ago and were being killed by humans known as the Clovis hunters. South of this spot 400 meters is the location of one of the largest known Clovis mammoth kills . . . — — Map (db m97862) HM
In 1864 an alternate route to the goldfields of western Montana was needed due to frequent hostile actions along the Bozeman Trail. Though the Civil War raged on, the Nation continued its westward expansion through the efforts of men like Jim . . . — — Map (db m97827) HM
Dedicated to those who persevered and conquered
CITY of WORLAND
Charles H. “Dad” Worland in 1900 dug his underground stage stop here on the old Bridger Trail. From Dad’s dugout grew the City of Worland drawing pioneer men and women . . . — — Map (db m97861) HM
Carved in 1980 out of a Douglas Fir harvested in the Big Horn Mountains, Washakie County, Wyoming. This statue is one of 67 works by Peter Toth that are located throughout the United States and Canada honoring the American Indians; in particular . . . — — Map (db m97860) HM
Two artesian wells located approximately 20 miles northeast of the City of Worland, on the western slope of the Big Horn Mountains, supply pure artesian water for this fountain. Thirsty travelers from near and far are cordially invited to share and . . . — — Map (db m97836) HM
The frontier settlement of Worland was originally located near the mouth of Fifteen Mile Creek on the west bank of the Big Horn River. It grew around a stage coach station established in 1900 by Charles H. “Dad” Worland on the old . . . — — Map (db m97829) HM
The Hanover Canal System, an irrigation project funded by J.W. Pulliam and his family, was completed in the Big Horn Basin in 1905, bringing settlers to Worland. Soon after the close of the project, which included the Big Horn Canal, Pulliam planted . . . — — Map (db m97828) HM
