National Historic Landmark · Guernsey, Wyoming

Oregon Trail Ruts

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Oregon Trail Ruts
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressS side of the North Platte River, 0.5 mi. S of Guernsey, Guernsey, WY
CountyPlatte County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forExploration and settlement
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000761
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressS side of the North Platte River, 0.5 mi. S of Guernsey, Guernsey, WY
Coordinates42.2561° N, 104.7494° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Map

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Wyoming travel guides

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Oregon Trail Ruts listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Oregon Trail Ruts?

S side of the North Platte River, 0.5 mi. S of Guernsey, Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Oregon Trail Ruts?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000761. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.