Oregon Trail Ruts (Guernsey, Wyoming)
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Oregon Trail Ruts
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Typical segment of the ruts
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| Nearest city | Guernsey, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1841 |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000761 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1966[2] |
Oregon Trail Ruts is a preserved site of wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail on the North Platte River, about .5 miles south of Guernsey, Wyoming. The Oregon Trail here was winding up towards South Pass. Wagon wheels, draft animals, and people wore down the trail about two to six feet into a sandstone ridge here, during its heavy usage from 1841-1869.[3] The half-mile stretch is "unsurpassed" and is the best-preserved set of Oregon Trail ruts anywhere along its former length.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.[2][3]
The site is maintained as a State Historic Site within Guernsey State Park, which separately was declared a National Historic Landmark for its Civilian Conservation Corps structures, unrelated to the Oregon Trail Ruts.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Oregon Trail Ruts, Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites
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