Emigrant Springs, in Lincoln County, Wyoming near Kemmerer, was an important camping ground area of wagon trains on the Emigrant Trail headed for California or Oregon, and is now a historic site listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Emigrant Springs | |
| Nearest city | Kemmerer, Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1843 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001956[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 1976 |
It is located on a "main branch" of the Sublette Cutoff of the Emigrant Trail, where the slightly longer but better watered Slate Creek Cutoff rejoins the Sublette Cutoff. It is named for a spring feeding Emigrant Creek, which empties into Slate Creek. It is located in a hollow and has also been known as Indian Springs.[2]
The Emigrant Trail splits further west into trails to California vs. to Oregon. A different Emigrant Springs in Oregon is located on the Oregon Trail.
Significance of this Wyoming site dates to 1843.[1]
The NRHP listing recognizes carvings on rock and gravesites in a 9-acre (3.6 ha) area containing two separate contributing sites. Emigrant Springs was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
See also
edit- Johnston Scout Rocks, a nearby NRHP-listed site with rock carvings
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Emigrant Springs". Wyoming.
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