National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
South Pass
About 10 mi. SW of South Pass City on WY 28, South Pass City, WY Local significance of the structure: Exploration/settlement
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Wyoming is the only state in the United States that has an official state dinosaur. The state dinosaur is the Triceratops, which roamed the area during the Late Cretaceous period.