Available Historic Contexts

Thematic Contexts

All documents are in PDF Format.

Building up Wyoming, Depression-Era Federal Projects in Wyoming, 1929-1943 (2013)

• Building up Wyoming
• Wyo Depression Era Evaluation Guide

Wyoming Homesteading, Ranching, and Farming: 1860-1960 (2011)

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• Additional information available on the homesteading context website

Places of Learning, Historical Context of Schools in Wyoming (2011)

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• Additional information available on the schools context website

Military Sites in Wyoming 1700–1920, Historic Context (2012)

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Wyoming Military Historic Context (1920 - 1989) (2009)

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Transportation Routes and Sites in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming (2006)

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Stock-Raising, Ranching, and Homesteading in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming (2007)

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Historic Period Multiple Property Documents

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• Trading Posts in Wyoming 1832-1868 (2012)
• Buildings Designed by Garutt, Weidner, and Sweeny (1996)
• Dude Ranches Along the Yellowstone Highway (2002)
• Grand Teton National Park Property Submission (1997)
• Grand Teton National Park Historic Resources (1989)
• Historic Resources of the Bozeman Trail in WY (1989)
• Historic Resources of Yellowstone National Park
• Historic U.S. Post Offices 1900 - 1941 (1986)
• Industrial Facilities Served by the Railroad in Cheyenne 1890 - 1945 (2003)
• Pioneer Ranches/Farms in Fremont County 1865 - 1895 (1991)
• Vehicular Truss and Arch Bridges in WY (1981)
• Historic Park Landscapes in National and State Parks (1995)

Prehistoric Period Multiple Property Documents

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• Aboriginal Rock Alignments and Effigies (1989)
• Aboriginal Lithic Source Areas (1989)
• Late Prehistoric and Early Historic Shoshonean Occupation (1989) (draft)
• Early and Middle Archaic Housepit Sites (1989)
• Domestic Stone Circle Sites (1989)

Reports Containing Contextual Information

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• An Overview of the Physical Development of the Wyoming Game and Fish Hatchery System and The Ten Sleep Fish Hatchery - A Brief History (2011)
• Architecture in the Cowboy State by Eileen Starr (1992) (Excellent property type discussion - Incomplete context)
• The Bureau of Reclamation’s Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy: 1933 – 1942
• Cherokee Trail and Bryan to Browns Park Road (2006)
• Civilian Conservation Corps (1983)
• Community Development (1986, revised 1992)
• Cultural Context of Prehistoric and Historic Sites on Wyoming Army National Guard Lands, Platte County, Wyoming (2000)
• Fur Trade (1988)
• Historic Archaeology of the Oil and Gas Industry (1986)
• Homesteading (1991) (Incomplete context)
• Homesteading in the Powder River Region (1982- Incomplete context)
• Military (1992) (Incomplete context)
• Mining (1986) (23MB)
• National Park-To-Park Highway/Yellowstone Highway (2003)
• Oil Industry (1992)
• Ranching (Cattle) (1987) (Incomplete context)
• Ranching (Sheep) (1982)
• Recreation and Tourism (1992) (Incomplete context)
• Transportation: Trails (1992) (Incomplete context)
• The Kendrick Ranch (2004)
• Tie Hack Camps (Bighorns) (1999)
• Tie Hack Camps (Medicine Bow) (1989)
• Truss Bridges (1982)
• The Wind River Irrigation Project (2007)