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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Torrington, Wyoming

 
Clickable Map of Goshen 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 Goshen County, WY (70) Laramie County, WY (65) Niobrara County, WY (22) Platte County, WY (48) Banner County, NE (0) Scotts Bluff County, NE (49) Sioux County, NE (26)  GoshenCounty(70) Goshen County (70)  LaramieCounty(65) Laramie County (65)  NiobraraCounty(22) Niobrara County (22)  PlatteCounty(48) Platte County (48)  BannerCountyNebraska(0) Banner County (0)  ScottsBluffCounty(49) Scotts Bluff County (49)  SiouxCounty(26) Sioux County (26)
Torrington is the county seat for Goshen County
Torrington is in Goshen County
      Goshen County (70)  
ADJACENT TO GOSHEN COUNTY
      Laramie County (65)  
      Niobrara County (22)  
      Platte County (48)  
      Banner County, Nebraska (0)  
      Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska (49)  
      Sioux County, Nebraska (26)  
 
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1 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Ben Trout Homestead Shack1909
Near CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) 0.2 miles north of East 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This is an ORIGINAL HOMESTEAD SHACK built in 1909 about 28 miles south of Torrington on land which is now near the center of Hawk Spring Irrigation Reservoir. The house is 12' 7" x 12' 6" square and was home for the Trouts for 13 years. Here they . . . Map (db m164151) HM
2 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Cold Springs
On U.S. 85 near Industrial Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
3/4 mile east from this point Cold Springs was a popular camping ground on the Overland Trail to California, Oregon, Utah and other points in the far west. It was a stage station along the Overland Stage Route 1854-1862 and also a Pony Express . . . Map (db m79702) HM
3 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — CPL. Travis Snow Memorial Building
On Main Street at West 21st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This building dedicated to CPL. Travis Snow killed in action at the Meuse Argonne Sept. 30, 1918Map (db m242401) HM WM
4 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Empire, Wyoming: African American Community Building in the West
On CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) 0.2 miles north of East 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In the 1870s, thousands of African Americans fled the poverty and racial unrest that followed the American Civil War to homestead on the plains of Kansas. These migrants were known as the Exodusters. Some intended to create separate, . . . Map (db m119890) HM
5 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Oregon Trail
On CanAm Highway (Route 85) near East 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
To all the pioneers who passed this way to win and hold the WestMap (db m98344) HM
6 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Oregon Trail
On CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) near Industrial Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
Marked by the State of Wyoming 1914Map (db m98345) HM
7 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Replica of the Statue of Liberty
On East 21st Avenue at East A Street, on the right when traveling west on East 21st Avenue.
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this replica of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty 40th Anniversary . . . Map (db m203177) HM
8 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — Stuart’s 1812-13 Astorian Party Campsite
On U.S. 26 near Road 175, on the right when traveling west.
Following the Lewis and Clark Expedition, much of the interior of the western United States remained a mystery and most people traveling to the west coast went by ship. By 1811, at the height of the fur trade, John Jacob Astor, owner of the Pacific . . . Map (db m79700) HM
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9 Wyoming, Goshen County, Torrington — The Oregon Trail
On U.S. 26 near Road 63 (County Route 197), on the right when traveling west.
Entered Wyoming at this point 1841 Main trail 3 miles South Map (db m79699) HM
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024