State Park · Wyoming, United States
Ames Monument
Ames Monument is a state park in Wyoming, United States, established in 1882.
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Wyoming, United States |
| Established | 1882 |
| Coordinates | 41.1310° N, 105.3981° W |
| Managed by | Wyoming state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About 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. It marked the highest point on the first transcontinental railroad, at 8,247 feet (2,514 m). Richardson designed the monument midway into his career. His work was largely unknown to the public until around 1870, when he helped design Trinity Church and the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane. The town of Sherman rose up around it, but then Union Pacific moved its tracks to the south, leaving Sherman to become a ghost town.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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- Denver International Airport (DEN) · Denver, United States · 95.7 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Ames Monument?
Ames Monument is in Wyoming, United States (41.1310° N, 105.3981° W).
When was Ames Monument established?
Ames Monument was established in 1882, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wyoming_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Wyoming state parks — park name.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Monument — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).