State Park · Wyoming, United States
Woodruff Cabin Site
Woodruff Cabin Site is a state park in Wyoming, United States.
State Park · Wyoming, United States
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Wyoming, United States |
| Coordinates | 43.7144° N, 108.6717° 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 Woodruff Cabin Site
The J.D. Woodruff Cabin Site is the location of the first European-American settlement in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming. John Dwight Woodruff built a cabin on Owl Creek in Hot Springs County in 1871. Woodruff had befriended Chief Washakie of the Shoshone people and gained Washakie's permission to graze six thousand sheep in the area, one of the first large sheep operations in Wyoming. He ran cattle in the area during the 1880s. The low log cabin was about 12 feet (3.7 m) by 20 feet (6.1 m), seven logs high, with an earth-covered roof. The interior featured an earth floor covered with buffalo hides.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW) · Riverton, United States · 46.2 miles away
- Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) · Cody, United States · 58.4 miles away
- Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) · Jackson, United States · 103.5 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Woodruff Cabin Site?
Woodruff Cabin Site is in Wyoming, United States (43.7144° N, 108.6717° W).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wyoming_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Wyoming state parks — park name.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodruff_Cabin_Site — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).