Washakie Station Site

United States historic place
Washakie Station Site
41°28′48″N 107°41′39″W / 41.48000°N 107.69417°W / 41.48000; -107.69417 (Carbon Cemetery)
Arealess than one acre
Built1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No.78002822[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1978

The Washakie Station Site is a former way station on the Overland Trail in Carbon County, Wyoming. Built in 1862, the station was on a heavily traveled stage and emigration route. The station was a stone structure with a dirt roof over pole rafters. Remains of the station consist of foundations and ruined sandstone walls. The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1978.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Washakie Station Site". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office.

External links

  • Washakie Station Site at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Wyoming
National Historic Landmark
  • Ames Monument
Carbon County map
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