Pioneer Monument -- Casper WY
N 42° 51.096 W 106° 19.500
13T E 391741 N 4745186
The landmark Pioneer Monument in downtown Casper earned a mention in the WPA Guide to the Oregon Trail.
Waymark Code: WMXZKM
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2018
Views: 2
The Pioneer Monument referenced in the WPA Guide to the Oregon Trail stands in a small park across the street from the Natrona County Courthouse in downtown Casper WY.
"[page 179] CASPER, 312.4 m. (5,103 alt., 16,619 pop.) (see WYOMING
GUIDE), the second largest city in Wyoming, was named for Fort
Casper.
. . .
[page 180] In the city is a PIONEER MONUMENT, erected in 1911. It is an obelisk 40 feet in height, of Indiana limestone."
The words carved into the obelisk read as follows:
"PIONEER MONUMENT
Erected on the site
of the
OLD OREGON TRAIL
In memory of the pioneers
Who blazed the way
Built by
NATRONA COUNTY PIONEER
ASSOCIATION
1849 1911"
A second historical plaque was subsequently added to the obelisk marking the site of Fort Casper, to the west:
"FORT CASPER
US Military Post
Established about 1864
By Volunteers
Abandoned Oct 19, 1867
Situated one mile west
Of this spot
Marked by the State of Wyoming
1914"
Book: Oregon Trail
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 180
Year Originally Published: 1939
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