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Foiled Bank Robbery Site

FOILED BANK ROBBERY SITE ON SEPT. 18, 1867, THE SUNDANCE KID (HARRY LONGBAUGH), KID CURRY AND OTHERS OF THE "WILD BUNCH" RODE INTO RED LODGE AFTER ESCAPING FROM JAIL IN BELLE FOURCHE S.D. AND...

FOILED BANK ROBBERY SITE ON SEPT. 18, 1867, THE SUNDANCE KID (HARRY LONGBAUGH), KID CURRY AND OTHERS OF THE "WILD BUNCH" RODE INTO RED LODGE AFTER ESCAPING FROM JAIL IN BELLE FOURCHE S.D....

    Dead Indian Hill Summit

      Boom, Bust And Reclamation

        Porcelain Springs

          Porcelain Basin

          Norris Geyser Basin Porcelain Basin

          Norris Geyser Basin Porcelain Basin

            Philetus W. Norris

            Philetus W. Norris The Norris Namesake Norris Geyser Basin is named for Philetus Walter Norris second superintendent of Yellowstone from 1877 to 1882. He recorded this area's hydrothermal features...

            Philetus W. Norris The Norris Namesake Norris Geyser Basin is named for Philetus Walter Norris second superintendent of Yellowstone from 1877 to 1882. He recorded this area's hydrothermal features...

              Sacajawea Well

              SACAJAWEA WELL SACAJAWEA WELL WAS DRILLED IN 1918 BY C.F. CROSS. THE LAND BELONGED TO W.B. GARRE.T. THEY WERE DRILLING FOR OIL, BUT STRUCK HOT MINERAL WATER. THE WELL FLOWS 1,370,000 GALLONS PER...

              SACAJAWEA WELL SACAJAWEA WELL WAS DRILLED IN 1918 BY C.F. CROSS. THE LAND BELONGED TO W.B. GARRE.T. THEY WERE DRILLING FOR OIL, BUT STRUCK HOT MINERAL WATER. THE WELL FLOWS 1,370,000 GALLONS PER...

                Menan Buttes

                Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

                Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

                • idaho. geolo...
                • menon buttes
                • volcanoes
                • volcanism

                Snake River Bridge (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

                On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

                On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

                • idaho
                • idaho falls
                • snake river
                • bridges

                Captain Jefferson Hunt, Soldier, Pioneer, Churchman

                Very sad this plaque has several bullet holes. Erected by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and his descendants October 2 1950Transcription: Captain Jefferson Hunt, Soldier, Pioneer,...

                Very sad this plaque has several bullet holes. Erected by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and his descendants October 2 1950Transcription: Captain Jefferson Hunt, Soldier, Pioneer,...

                  Lincoln Highway memorial

                  "THAT THERE SHOULD BE ALINCOLN HIGHWAY ACROSS THISCOUNTRY IS THE IMPORTANT THING."IN MEMORY OF HENRY B. JOY THEFIRST PRESIDENT OF THELINCOLN HIGHWAYASSOCIATION WHOSAW REALIZED THEDREAM OF A...

                  "THAT THERE SHOULD BE ALINCOLN HIGHWAY ACROSS THISCOUNTRY IS THE IMPORTANT THING."IN MEMORY OF HENRY B. JOY THEFIRST PRESIDENT OF THELINCOLN HIGHWAYASSOCIATION WHOSAW REALIZED THEDREAM OF...

                  • lincoln highway
                  • laramie
                  • cheyenne
                  • wyoming
                  • interstate 80
                  • i-80
                  • travel
                  • abraham lincoln

                  Lincoln Highway monument

                  "WE MUST THINK ANEWAND ACT ANEW"ABRAHAM LINCOLN1809-1865THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES THESESQUICENTENNIAL OF LINCOLN'S BIRTHBY THE STATE OF WYOMING IN 1959.WYOMING STATE PARKS COMMISSIONJACK F....

                  "WE MUST THINK ANEWAND ACT ANEW"ABRAHAM LINCOLN1809-1865THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES THESESQUICENTENNIAL OF LINCOLN'S BIRTHBY THE STATE OF WYOMING IN 1959.WYOMING STATE PARKS COMMISSIONJACK F....

                  • lincoln highway
                  • laramie
                  • cheyenne
                  • wyoming
                  • i-80
                  • interstate 80
                  • travel

                  Odd Fellows Hall

                  1891, George F. CosterisanThe International Order of Odd Fellows was one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of...

                  1891, George F. CosterisanThe International Order of Odd Fellows was one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of...

                  • salt lake city
                  • utah
                  • odd fellows
                  • ioof
                  • george costerisan

                  North Park area of Colorado

                  IN HONOR OF THOSE STURDY PIONEERMEN AND WOMENTHAT BUILTTHIS NORTH PARK COUNTRY(the plaque is in a geographical area named "North Park" in front of the Jackson County courthouse in the town of...

                  IN HONOR OF THOSE STURDY PIONEERMEN AND WOMENTHAT BUILTTHIS NORTH PARK COUNTRY(the plaque is in a geographical area named "North Park" in front of the Jackson County courthouse in the town...

                  • colorado
                  • walden
                  • courthouse

                  Lehi Public Safety Officers Memorial

                  Lehi Public Safety Officers MemorialFor of those to whom much is given, much is required. When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgement on each of us - recording whether in...

                  Lehi Public Safety Officers MemorialFor of those to whom much is given, much is required. When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgement on each of us - recording whether in...

                  • utah
                  • memorial

                  Scott Memorial

                  SCOTT MEMORIAL HIRAM SCOTT, EMPLOYEE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FURCOMPANY, DIED IN THE VICINITY OF THIS BLUFF IN 1828AFTER BEING DESERTED BY HIS COMPANIONS NEAR THEJUNCTION OF THE LARAMIE AND NORTH...

                  SCOTT MEMORIAL HIRAM SCOTT, EMPLOYEE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FURCOMPANY, DIED IN THE VICINITY OF THIS BLUFF IN 1828AFTER BEING DESERTED BY HIS COMPANIONS NEAR THEJUNCTION OF THE LARAMIE AND NORTH...

                  • scotts bluff...
                  • scottsbluff
                  • nebraska
                  • oregon trail
                  • pioneer
                  • explorer

                  Pony Express at Scott's Bluff

                  THE PONY EXPRESS THE PONY EXPRESS PASSED HERE 1860-1861."SCOTT'S BLUFF STATION" WAS LOCATED 2 1/2MILES NORTHWEST OF MITCHELL PASS, NEAR THESITE OF THE LATER FORT MITCHELL. THERE WEREOTHER STATIONS...

                  THE PONY EXPRESS THE PONY EXPRESS PASSED HERE 1860-1861."SCOTT'S BLUFF STATION" WAS LOCATED 2 1/2MILES NORTHWEST OF MITCHELL PASS, NEAR THESITE OF THE LATER FORT MITCHELL. THERE WEREOTHER STATIONS...

                  • scotts bluff...
                  • scottsbluff
                  • nebraska
                  • pony express
                  • pioneer
                  • u.s. mail

                  Father Peter John de Smet

                  This is within the Jesuit residence at the Cataldo Mission in Idaho!Transcription:Father Peter John De Smet, "Apostle to the Indians"Around 1821, Father Peter John de Smet left his homeland of...

                  This is within the Jesuit residence at the Cataldo Mission in Idaho!Transcription:Father Peter John De Smet, "Apostle to the Indians"Around 1821, Father Peter John de Smet left his homeland...

                  • spokane
                  • idaho
                  • coeur d'alene
                  • cataldo
                  • catholics
                  • jesuit
                  • westward expansion
                  • missionary

                  Trail of Aspens

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