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Wyoming Monument in 2013. Wyoming Commemorative Association was founded in 1878 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Wyoming (also known as the Wyoming Valley Massacre). This American Revolutionary War battle was fought on July 3, 1778, near Wilkes-Barre in present-day Exeter, Pennsylvania.
On August 2, 2008, the monument was struck by lightning, causing some damage and putting the monument in need of repairs. [4] In 2010, the restoration began and the monument, completely repaired and restored, was rededicated at the annual celebration of the Wyoming Commemorative Association in 2011.
Jul. 4—WYOMING — John Yudichak, the new president at Luzerne County Community College, chose to reflect on former U.S. Rep. Dan Flood, who spoke at the Wyoming Monument ceremony on July 4th, 1973.
Register Cliff is a sandstone cliff and featured key navigational landmark prominently listed in the 19th century guidebooks about the Oregon Trail, and a place where many emigrants chiseled the names of their families on the soft stones of the cliff — it was one of the key checkpoint landmarks for parties heading west along the Platte River valley west of Fort John, Wyoming which allowed ...
The site has been called "a major discovery in Wyoming archaeology" and "one of the key sites in Wyoming". [2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 2007. [1] A pulloff on United States Route 191 west of Pinedale overlooks the site, with interpretive panels.
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Status AJX Bridge over South Fork and Powder River: 1931, 1932 1985-02-22 Kaycee: Johnson: Pratt deck truss
In Plymouth, water covered the streets closest to the river and surrounded or flooded many houses. The railroads were damaged, bridges were swept away and great portions of roadbeds washed out. Wyoming Valley's street car system was paralyzed, and it was a few weeks before cars were run regularly. [12] Plymouth recovered quickly from the 1902 ...
The Downtown Cheyenne Historic District in Cheyenne, Wyoming is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It is an area of about seven blocks, in the core of the original business district of Cheyenne, and home of many of the first masonry commercial buildings in Cheyenne.