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1499: 1195: 31: 221: 246: 538: 600: 744: 740:, who had made the country his home for seventeen years, we were obliged to watch very closely to find the place at which we had reached the culminating point." In his 1843 expedition, Fremont was able to determine the elevation of the pass at 7,490 feet above sea level. He wrote, "...it may be assumed to be about half-way between the Mississippi and the Pacific ocean, on the common traveling route...the emigrant road to Oregon." 1292: 692: 253: 228: 485:, that the party of seven persons who left Astoria toward the end of June, 1812, considering it dangerous to pass again by the route of 1811, turned toward the southeast as soon as they had crossed the main chain of the Rocky Mountains, and, after several days' journey, came through the celebrated 'South Pass' in the month of November, 1812. 201: 1098:
The river of the West : Life and adventure in the Rocky mountains and Oregon; embracing events in the life-time of a mountain-man and pioneer: with the early history of the north-western slope, including an account of the fur traders ... Also, a description of the
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Though well known to Native Americans, South Pass was first traversed in 1812 by European American explorers who were seeking a safer way to return from the West Coast than they had taken to it. As a natural crossing point of the
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preempted western exploration. A translation of his journal was published in an 1821 French journal, but South Pass would have to be rediscovered by later explorers from information provided by Crow Indians.
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Route crosses the Continental Divide at the far northwest end of the broad South Pass region, about 25 miles (40 km) to the northwest of the South Passes, at an elevation of 8,030 feet (2,450 m).
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of 1803-1806 was searching for a water route across the Continental Divide it did not learn of South Pass from local peoples. Instead, the expedition followed a northerly route up the
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expedition to survey South Pass. Reaching the pass on 8 Aug. 1842, Fremont wrote, "The ascent had been so gradual, that, with all the intimate knowledge possessed by
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traverses the modern pass, roughly following the route of the Oregon Trail. Wagon ruts are still clearly visible at numerous sites within a few miles of the highway.
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rises on the west side. Historic South Pass is the lower of the two passes (elevation 7,412 feet (2,259 m)), and was the easy crossing point used by emigrants.
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The seven persons forming the party were Robert McClelland of Hagerstown, who, with the celebrated Captain Wells, was captain of spies under General
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operation that allowed gold mining to continue. Gold mining was revived in nearby Rock Creek in the 1930s. Additionally, from 1962 through 1983, a
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crosses the Continental Divide 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the northwest at elevation 7,550 feet (2,300 m), and its crossing is also named
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had been discovered in the gulches near the pass as early as 1842. However, it was not until 1867, when an ore sample was transported to
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led the first military expedition to South Pass in 1845. By 1848, 18,487 Americans had crossed the pass, and over 300,000 by 1860.
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Though it approaches a mile and a half high, South Pass is the lowest point on the Continental Divide between the Central and
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in the streams was exhausted quickly, however, and by 1870 the miners began leaving the region. In 1884, Emile Granier, a
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in his famous Indian campaign, Joseph Miller of Baltimore, for several years an officer of the
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across the pass. In 1836, Fitzpatrick guided the "First White Women to Cross This Pass",
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Map of southwestern Wyoming showing location of South Pass at the headwaters of the
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Road transportation infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
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Oregon Buttes, Wyoming, Elevation: 8558 feet, 2608 meters, peakbagger.com
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Fremont County, Wyoming
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Ventures and Adventures of Ezra Meeker: Or, Sixty Years of Frontier Life
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Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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erected this boulder near Pacific Springs in 1906 to mark the trail.
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across the pass. Their caravan of 20 wagons, in place of the usual
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Historic South Pass, seen from the east looking westward towards
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led to the establishment of booming mining communities, such as
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Pursuing from thence an easterly course, they fell upon the
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The first recorded crossing was made on October 22, 1812 by
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Polk: the man who transformed the presidency and America
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to the north and the over 8,500 ft (2,600 m)
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C. H. King Company and First National Bank of Shoshoni
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Stuart's "Travel Memorandum" was left with President
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during the 19th century. It was designated as a U.S.
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its pioneering was a significant achievement in the
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The Pass lies in southwestern 1232:, Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office 252: 227: 1460: 1446: 1265: 1258: 1244: 1082:Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society 855:flows past the east side of the pass, and 16:Route across Continental Divide in Wyoming 1766:Transportation in Fremont County, Wyoming 1644:Jackson Park Town Site Addition Brick Row 179:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 1008: 1004: 1002: 1000: 998: 952: 950: 742: 690: 598: 536: 104:Antelope Hills (Radium Springs, Wyoming) 1141: 396:westward expansion of the United States 1751:National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming 1718: 1212:History and virtual tour of South pass 1122: 1094: 1076:Crooks, Ramsay (March–December 1916). 1075: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1042: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1034: 1032: 1030: 931:"National Register Information System" 668:, along with and their husbands, plus 1561:T Cross Ranch Rural Historic District 1441: 1239: 1223:South Pass National Historic Landmark 995: 947: 902:List of passes of the Rocky Mountains 553:led to the rediscovery of the pass. 473:expedition, under the command of Mr. 1731:Landforms of Fremont County, Wyoming 1679:US Post Office and Courthouse-Lander 1469:National Register of Historic Places 936:National Register of Historic Places 561:in 1825. Ashley sold out to Smith, 1629:ELY Wind River Diversion Dam Bridge 1080:. In Young, Frederic George (ed.). 1027: 923: 13: 1053:South Pass: gateway to a continent 962:National Historic Landmark Program 897:Continental Divide of the Americas 592:, which they established near the 569:in 1826, becoming their supplier. 437:further north, on their return to 14: 1792: 1541:Lander Downtown Historic District 1516:Carpenter Hotel Historic District 1205: 588:, supplied the fur trappers from 453:had told Stuart of "...a shorter 342:and arid, saline near-impassable 1521:CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins 1497: 1290: 1078:"Who Discovered the South Pass?" 457:to the South than that by which 251: 244: 226: 219: 199: 29: 1576:Twin Pines Lodge and Cabin Camp 1571:Torrey Lake Petroglyph District 1531:Fort Washakie Historic District 1422:This Is the Place Heritage Park 1188: 1095:Victor, Frances Fuller (1870). 787:mining engineer, established a 516:Letter of Ramsay Crooks to the 469:In 1811, the overland party of 188:U.S. National Historic Landmark 1624:ELS Bridge over Big Wind River 1609:Castle Gardens Petroglyph Site 1116: 1088: 1069: 984: 813:. South Pass was designated a 507:, Robert Stuart, a citizen of 425:, and six companions from the 281: 1: 1736:Great Divide of North America 1566:Torrey Lake Historic District 917: 826: 807:Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 260:Show map of the United States 1689:Wind River Agency Blockhouse 1551:South Pass Historic District 576:, aided by Michel Cerre and 433:. They were trying to avoid 7: 1669:Split Rock Prehistoric Site 1217:"Ramsay Crooks 1856 letter" 1129:. Rainer Printing Company. 1102:. R. W. Bliss and Company. 875: 800:Atlantic City Mine Railroad 721:across the pass, the first 10: 1797: 1746:Mountain passes of Wyoming 1664:Shoshone-Episcopal Mission 1599:BMU Bridge over Wind River 1481:National Historic Landmark 1175:"Accompanying photographs" 912:South Pass greenstone belt 815:National Historic Landmark 551:Rocky Mountain Fur Company 463:traversed the R. Mountains 400:Lewis and Clark Expedition 384: 379:National Historic Landmark 1697: 1634:Green Mountain Arrow Site 1584: 1506: 1495: 1479: 1404: 1351: 1338:Courthouse and Jail Rocks 1320: 1299: 1288: 1274: 1228:November 7, 2017, at the 1009:Borneman, Walter (2008). 831:The pass is a broad open 686:Sarah Gilbert White Smith 637:and the Lees settled the 559:Rocky Mountain Rendezvous 313: 305: 297: 292: 280:NRHP reference  279: 269: 213: 198: 194: 185: 176: 169: 165: 161: 148: 109: 93: 75: 53: 43: 28: 23: 1594:Atlantic City Mercantile 907:South Pass City, Wyoming 359:Southern Rocky Mountains 274:South Pass City, Wyoming 1659:Riverton Railroad Depot 1473:Fremont County, Wyoming 882:Great Migration of 1843 719:Bartleson-Bidwell Party 651:Protestant missionaries 1654:Helen Lookingbill Site 751: 710: 678:Mary Richardson Walker 613:Methodist missionaries 609:Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth 604: 542: 523: 133:42.37000°N 108.91361°W 1684:Welty's General Store 1619:Delfelder Schoolhouse 1556:St. Michael's Mission 1427:First Encampment Park 1182:National Park Service 1160:National Park Service 1123:Meeker, Ezra (1908). 1051:Bagley, Will (2014). 966:National Park Service 941:National Park Service 805:After passage of the 746: 700:wilderness study area 694: 682:Mary Augusta Dix Gray 602: 540: 467: 381:on January 20, 1961. 802:crossed South Pass. 713:The first family of 547:William Henry Ashley 410:between present-day 138:42.37000; -108.91361 1586:Historic properties 666:Eliza Hart Spalding 643:Robert "Doc" Newell 574:Benjamin Bonneville 479:Trenton, New Jersey 427:Pacific Fur Company 306:Designated NHL 235:Show map of Wyoming 129: /  1508:Historic districts 1312:Mount Pisgah, Iowa 1307:Garden Grove, Iowa 1162:. October 14, 1959 861:Wyoming Highway 28 821:Wyoming Highway 28 752: 711: 647:Thomas Fitzpatrick 623:John Kirk Townsend 605: 543: 518:Detroit Free Press 344:Great Divide Basin 324:Continental Divide 70:Wyoming Highway 28 49:7,412 ft (2,259 m) 1713: 1712: 1639:High Rise Village 1604:Brooks Lake Lodge 1435: 1434: 1417:Emigration Canyon 1412:Big Mountain Pass 1371:Independence Rock 972:on April 13, 2008 943:. April 15, 2008. 887:Mormon Emigration 755:Stephen W. Kearny 639:Willamette Valley 603:South Pass marker 483:Yellowstone River 317: 316: 293:Significant dates 1788: 1726:California Trail 1614:Dean Decker Site 1546:Quien Sabe Ranch 1501: 1462: 1455: 1448: 1439: 1438: 1294: 1260: 1253: 1246: 1237: 1236: 1200: 1199: 1192: 1186: 1185: 1179: 1171: 1169: 1167: 1153: 1145: 1139: 1138: 1120: 1114: 1113: 1092: 1086: 1085: 1073: 1067: 1066: 1048: 1025: 1024: 1006: 993: 988: 982: 981: 979: 977: 968:. Archived from 954: 945: 944: 927: 853:Sweetwater River 851:watersheds. 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Pacific Springs
Elevation
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Mormon Trail
Wyoming Highway 28
Fremont County
Wyoming
United States
Range
Wind River Range
Antelope Hills (Radium Springs, Wyoming)
Coordinates
42°22′12″N 108°54′49″W / 42.37000°N 108.91361°W / 42.37000; -108.91361
Topo map
USGS
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Sweetwater River
South Pass (Wyoming) is located in Wyoming
South Pass (Wyoming) is located in the United States
South Pass City, Wyoming
66000754
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Wind River Range
Oregon Buttes

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