Ames Monument
United States historic place in Sherman, Wyoming. Built 1880 by Henry Hobson Richardson. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Ames Monument is a large pyramid in Albany County, Wyoming, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and dedicated to brothers Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames Jr., Union Pacific Railroad financiers. It marked the highest point on the first transcontinental railroad, at 8,247 feet (2,514 m).
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 3 mi. NW of Sherman, Sherman vicinity, WY |
| County | Albany County |
| Listed | Jul 24, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72001296 |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Henry Hobson Richardson |
| Type of place | monument |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3 mi. NW of Sherman, Sherman, WY |
| Coordinates | 41.13131, -105.39810 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Rocky Mountain National Park · 56 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Vedauwoo Campground (Wy) 2 mi · Vedauwoo Tent Campground (Wy) 2 mi · Vedauwoo Gazebo 2 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001296. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.