Ames Monument
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.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherman and Buford.
Sherman
Locality
Photo: Robert Russin, Public domain.
Sherman is a ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Sherman is 19 miles southeast of Laramie in the Laramie Mountains and is named for Civil War and Indian Wars general William Tecumseh Sherman, purportedly at his request. Sherman is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ames Monument.
Buford
Buford is a town in Southeast Wyoming, notable for having the smallest population, and for having been sold and renamed in 2013 to "PhinDeli town".
Hermosa
Locality
Hermosa is an unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Hermosa means beautiful woman in Spanish. To the east is the Hermosa Tunnel of the Union Pacific Railroad built in 1901 when the railroad was relocated, the line is part of the First transcontinental railroad's Overland Route. Hermosa is situated 6 miles southwest of Ames Monument.
Ames Monument
- Type: Protected area
- Description: monument in Albany County, Wyoming
- Categories: monument, tourism, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Albany, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.13107° or 41° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
-105.39818° or 105° 23′ 54″ westOpen location code
85HP4JJ2+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 103618201OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4745876
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Satellite Map
Discover Ames Monument from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Interlingua—“Ames Monument” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ames Monument”
- Esperanto: “Monumento Ames”
- Interlingua: “Monumento de Ames”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Sherman Cemetery and Nat’s Three Star Roof.
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