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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMI_little-sandy-crossing-historical_Farson-WY.html
This spot where the old Oregon and Mormon Trails cross the Little Sandy River (or Creek) was a popular camping and resting place for travelers headed to Oregon, California and Utah. Indeed, this site is one of the most significant landmarks on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MW_emigrant-indian-relations_Farson-WY.html
Relations between emigrants using the trails and the Indians were inconsistent during the migration period. While hostile acts and violent confrontation did occur, they have been overemphasized in trail history. During the early migration period o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MV_first-transcontinental-telegraph_Farson-WY.html
In 1859, the California legislature offered $6,000 a year for the first overland telegraph. This was followed by an act of the United States Congress on June 16, 1860, pledging $40,000 a year for ten years for carrying government messages. With th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MU_pilot-butte_Farson-WY.html
On the horizon about 25 miles to the south is Pilot Butte. An important landmark, Pilot Butte served as a guide post separating South Pass trails from the more southerly Overland Trail that crossed southern Wyoming. Oddly enough, Pilot Butte was m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MT_death-on-the-trail_Farson-WY.html
Death was a constant companion for emigrants headed west. It is estimated that 10,000 to 30,000 people died and were buried along the trails between 1843 and 1869. Cholera and other diseases were the most common cause of death. People didn't kn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MS_graves-of-the-unknown-emigrants_Farson-WY.html
Graves were an all-to-frequent reminder of the dangers of overland travel. Most emigrant journals record death, burial, or passing graves during the day's travel. Most burials along the trail were hasty affairs. The official Company Journal of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MR_burial-on-the-trail_Farson-WY.html
Death on the trail did not allow for the fineries of the funerals back home. Emigrants made do with materials available. Black would adorn the clothes of mourners, and care would be taken to provide the best funeral possible. The most travelers co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MQ_continuing-the-journey-west_Farson-WY.html
Just a few miles from where you're standing, the emigrants would come to the first of several trail "splits" that would take them to a crossing on the Green River where they would camp for the evening. Even with South Pass behind them, Oregon o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MP_pilot-butte-graves-of-the-unknown-emigrants_Farson-WY.html
Welcome to the Pilot Butte Emigrant Trails Interpretive Site. The purpose of the site is to help you gain a sense of what life was like for the 400,000 emigrants who left their homes to seek a new life in the West. They were seeking wealth, religi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19MO_the-utah-war_Farson-WY.html
A Legacy of DistrustIn 1857, the Buchanan Administration faced a series of national challenges. Civil war loomed on the horizon, the New York stock market was in trouble, Federal troops were sent to quash unrest in Kansas and Washington D.C. Mu…
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