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
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
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
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
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
