On State Highway 387 near State Highway 259, on the left when traveling east.
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Some Salt Creek oil wells in the 1910s-20s were uncontrollable gushers. Before pipelines, storage tanks, and advanced equipment, much oil soaked into the ground, ran into streams, and was burned to reduce runoff. A few . . . — — Map (db m95636) HM
On C Street at Navy Row, on the right when traveling north on C Street.
Two memorial plaques are located on the base of the American Legion flagpole.
In Memorium
1918
Orin Snyder • Wm. McClaffin • John M. Speckbacher
Who Died for Democracy
In Memory of those who paid the supreme . . . — — Map (db m95628) WM
On C Street near Navy Row, on the right when traveling north.
“Get out and don’t come back!” was the message John Hunton and his oil prospecting party received in 1873 from a mounted band of Arapahoe Indians while filling glass jars with pure crude oil seeping from the sandy ground. This is the . . . — — Map (db m95627) HM
On State Highway 387 at milepost 28 at State Highway 259, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 387.
Stockmen were aware of pools of oil in the creek bottoms during cattle trailing days. These oil seeps led to the discovery of Salt Creek, one of Wyoming’s largest oil fields, nine miles long by five miles wide.
In 1883, the first claims were . . . — — Map (db m91657) HM
On C Street near Navy Row, on the right when traveling north.
Stockmen were aware of pools of oil in the creek bottoms during cattle trailing days. These oil seeps led to the discovery of Salt Creek, one of Wyoming's largest oil fields, nine miles long by five miles wide. In 1883, the first claims were filed . . . — — Map (db m95626) HM
On State Highway 256 near State Highway 387, on the left when traveling south.
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Development of the Salt Creek Oilfield accompanied the nation’s evolving interest in the West from a romantic wilderness to a resource of mineral wealth. Placer oil claims were filed in the Salt Creek area beginning in . . . — — Map (db m95629) HM
On State Highway 259, 4.5 miles north of Exit 210 (Interstate 25), on the right when traveling north.
Teapot Rock is an outcropping of sandstone whose general outline resembles a teapot—though harsh weather has collapsed both handle and spout. Taking place nearby, the Teapot Dome Scandal “erupted like a gusher” in 1924, rocking . . . — — Map (db m92160) HM
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In the early 1900s, hopeful oil workers flooded Salt Creek - especially "boomers" from "gone bust" oilfields in other states. Many companies built camps next to wells to house employees. As companies changed hands and shifted . . . — — Map (db m91659) HM
