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| Keywords: Oregon Trail's Independence Rock 1870.gif Independence Rock Wyoming Noted landmark on the Oregon Trail a granite dome rising out of the Sweetwater Plain 195 feet high and 1500 yards in circumference Origin of name obscure; Bonneville in 1832 makes no mention of it but Parker in 1835 does as a well known name It is the inscription rock of the West carrying the names of many of the early trappers travelers and explorers Fremont painted a large cross on it in 1842 Figure of horseman on summit of rock is Dr Hayden 1870 http //arcweb archives gov/arc/arch_results_detail jsp pg 3 si 0 st b rp digital nh 15 Department of the Interior General Land Office U S Geological and Geographic Survey of the Territories 1870 516895 PD-USGov Independence Rock Wyoming 1870 in Wyoming | ||||
