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Names Hill is located on the west side of U.S. 189 approximately six miles south of La Barge Wyoming. The site includes a monument and 2 interpretive signs. When you stop by Names Hill, stop for a moment and take stock of the history you are standing amongst.
24 sie 2020 · #ThenandNow– Names Hill State Historic Site We have discussed all of the buildings that still stand at the fort, so we will go through the four satellite sites that the fort also manages including...
Names Hill is a bluff located on the bank of the Green River in the U.S. state of Wyoming, where travelers on the Oregon and California trails carved their names into the rock. It is one of three notable "recording areas" along the emigrant trails in Wyoming along with Register Cliff and Independence Rock .
11 mar 2020 · To learn more about Names Hill visit: https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/names-hill
Names Hill State Historic Site. La Barge | Salt to Stone. Site Facilities. US Highway 189, 6 miles south of LaBarge. Brief History. This site, on the cliffs rising above the Green River, is one of three locations along the Oregon Trail where emigrants registered their presence.
Many of them carved their names onto the "register" of the route, Names Hill, as they rested by the river after a dry walk from the Big Sandy River. The most famous name on the register is that of trapper Jim Bridger, who passed by in 1844.
13 mar 2017 · Names Hill is a soft sandstone cliff, near the Green River crossing of the Sublette Cutoff of the Oregon Trail, where many pioneers inscribed their names. It lies on the west side of U.S. 189 about six miles south of La Barge, Wyo. in the northeast corner of Lincoln County.
