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Oregon Trail Ruts

Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site is a preserved site of wagon ruts of the Oregon Trail on the , about 0.5 miles south of .
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: preserved site of wagon ruts on the Oregon Trail
  • Also known as: “Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Camp Guernsey Airport and Register Cliff.

Aerodrome
, also known as Guernsey Municipal Airport or Guernsey Army Airfield is an airport established in 1939 and located one mile southeast of .

Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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… is situated 2 miles east of Oregon Trail Ruts.

Dam
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is an earthfill dam on the in in the U.S. State of . The dam creates Guernsey Reservoir, the last of the 5 major reservoirs on the North Platte River in Wyoming. is situated 2½ miles north of Oregon Trail Ruts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guernsey and Hartville.

Town
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2010 census. The town was named for C. A. , a cattle rancher.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census. is situated 5 miles north of Oregon Trail Ruts.

Hamlet
was a company mining town of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company located in , , United States. The entire site of the former mining district and town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. is situated 6 miles northeast of Oregon Trail Ruts.

Oregon Trail Ruts

Latitude
42.25588° or 42° 15′ 21″ north
Longitude
-104.74963° or 104° 44′ 59″ west
Open location code
85JQ7742+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6820697385
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7101413
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Oregon Trail Ruts” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Wagensporen van de Oregon Trail in Guernsey”
  • German: “Oregon Trail Ruts”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Guernsey Fish Pond and Watch Dog Park.

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