Red Rock (Wyoming)
Red Rock | |
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| Nearest city | Rawlins, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′46″N 108°0′5″W / 41.42944°N 108.00139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002832[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1978 |
Red Rock is a rock formation in south-central Wyoming that was used by travelers on the Overland Trail to record signature inscriptions from passersby. The wind-smoothed red rock stands about 20 feet (6.1 m) high and has a circumference of about 120 feet (37 m). The sandstone formation records signatures dating to at least the 1850s. The signatures on the upwind side of the rock have weathered to faint traces. The rock is on privately owned land.[2]
Red Rock was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Junge, Mark (February 7, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Red Rock". National Park Service. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Red Rock at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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Categories:
- Landforms of Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Overland Trail
- Rock formations of Wyoming
- Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- National Register of Historic Places in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- Wyoming Registered Historic Place stubs