Preserved wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail on the North Platte River
by Carol M Highsmith
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Preserved wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail on the North Platte River
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Carol M Highsmith
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Photograph - Prints, Posters & Canvas
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A preserved site of wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail on the North Platte River, near Guernsey, Wyoming. Wagon wheels, animals, and trudging settlers heading westward in the mid-1800s wore down the trail about two to six feet into a sandstone ridge here. This half-mile stretch is the best-preserved set of Oregon Trail ruts anywhere along its length, from Missouri to what is now the Pacific Coast state of Oregon. The site is maintained as a State Historic Site within Guernsey State Park.
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February 26th, 2016
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