https://bypassedbyi80.com/the-cities/https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_rc_po.jpgLH_RC_POThis building was constructed in 1930 and probably started out as a garage. Seminoe Reservoir is about 30 miles from Rawlins, this sign on the east wall has the 1960's era advertisement suggests that this was a dealership for fishing boats. https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_rc_sm.jpgLH_RC_SMOpened in 1940, the Sunset Motel spends another day keeping a silent watch over the Spruce Street section of the Lincoln Highway in Rawlins.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_lc_p21.jpgLH_LC_389/Post 21A building that may have been an American Legion post sits on the last alignment of U.S. 30 near Egbert, Wyoming.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_cl_tl.jpgThunderbird LodgeOpened in 1954, the Thunderbird Lodge advertised that it had all of the modern amenities, such as a heated pool & phones. Today, it's still in operation as a long-term hotel.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_rc_ss.jpgLH_RC_SSThe Spruce Street Mall in Rawlins, WY was once a center of commerce, including this motel. Today it sits abandoned, and boarded up.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_rc_gw.jpgLH_RC_GWOpened in 1965, the Golden West Motel offered weary travelers a good night's rest; quieter than most, because it's a block off of the highway.Today, it sits condemned, waiting for someone to refurbish the property.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_cl_ti.jpgLH_CL_TIThe Travel Inn Laramie, was opened in 1963 it is at the intersection of the Lincoln Highway & the Snowy Range Road.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_cl_rm.jpgLH_CL_RMThe Ranger Motel was built in 1954; it's still in operation today.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lh_ch_ph.jpgLH_CH_PHHarry Hynds made his fortune as a saloon owner and pugilist in the early days of Cheyenne. He built the Plains Hotel, and opened it in 1911. It serves as both a landmark, and a wonderful hotel to stay in during a visit to the Magic City of the Plains".https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/refineryfresh1.jpgRefinery FreshAn abandoned gas station on US-287 south of Laramie, WY; situated near the original Lincoln Highway2023-02-12T22:40:13+00:00weekly0.6https://bypassedbyi80.com/county-pages-the-1915-lha-guidebook/carbon-county/https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh_cc_emc.jpgLH_CC_EMCThe Elk Mountain Community Church has been in continuous use since it was built in 1905.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lh_cc_pb.jpgLH-CC-PBPick Bridge, as it's known today was initially used for horse-drawn wagons beginning in 1910. It was a natural fit for the fledgling Lincoln Highway in 1913. https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sinclairgateway.jpgSinclair GatewayThis gateway sign greets motorists as they enter town on the former Lincoln Highway from the west.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_swcc_br2.jpgLincoln Highway BridgeThis bridge is believed to have been placed here in about 1913. Unusual for its time; it's almost 40' wide, and could accommodate two vehicles simultaneously.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/somewhereincarboncounty2_wm.jpgSomewhere in Carbon County 2The original 1913 Lincoln Highway is still used as a ranchers two-track road in Carbon County, WY.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/somewhereincarboncounty1_wm.jpgSomewhere in Carbon County 1The original, 1913 Lincoln Highway is still used as a ranchers two-track road in Carbon County, WY.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_mb_ldd.jpgLittle Dip Diner"Raised in 1981" is what the engraving reads next to the door. Today, it sits abandoned and for sale.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/egatewaycropped.jpgMedicineBow East GatewayWelcome to Medicine Bow is the way that travelers on today's U.S.30 are greeted when entering from the Laramie side of the highway.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wgatewaycropp.jpgMedicine Bow West GatewayThis sign greets drivers heading towards Laramie on the current U.S. 30; this sign tells a story that is familair around the state; energy. First, coal was found in this area, and was exploited by the Union Pacific Railroad; followed by oil, and finally wind power. Medicine Bow was home to the wold's largest wind turibine constructed in 1982. It was ironically felled by a large wind gust on Januarly 14th, 1994.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_mb_ss.jpgMedicine Bow Service StationNo service today...none to be found for several years, in fact. This service station was originally built in 1947; when Interstate 80 opened between Walcott Junction & Laramie in October of 1970, business rapidly declined.2023-02-07T00:39:59+00:00weekly0.6https://bypassedbyi80.com/county-pages-the-1915-lha-guidebook/albany-county/https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lh_ac_tsr-1.jpgLH_AC_TSRThe Tie Siding Ranch was established around the same time as Wyoming reached statehood. It sits closer to the "new" Tie Siding than the original townsite. The main house and most of its out-buildings are the only structures in the area that pre-date the Lincoln Highway.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh_ec_pl.jpgLH_EC_PLThe Painted Lady Saloon was built in 1890 and was on the original alignment of the Lincoln Highway. Today, it's a restauant and bar; a half-block from the last alignment of the Lincoln Highway.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh_cc_fsg_96wm.jpgLH_CC_FSG_96WMhttps://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh_cc_cc1.jpgLH-CC-CC1The namesake of the county, the town of Carbon's most prominent feature today is its cemetery. It's been in continous use since the twon's founding in 1868. The remiander of the town was all but abandonded in 1902 when a fire completely destroyed the remianing buildings.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh_ac_ws1_wm96.jpgLH_AC_WS1_WM96These two foundations are all that remain of the twonsite of Two Rivers. Originally named Wyoming, then Two Rivers to avoid confusion, the town was initially located at the confluence of the Little and Big Laramie Rivers, about a mile west of here. THe town was relocated in 1900 when the UP tracks were realigned. The town had its plat recorded in 1934.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_ac_tr.jpgLH_AC_TRThis little tree has fascinated people since the Union Pacific Railroad first laid tracks through southeastern Wyoming. It's said that the railroaders would "give the tree a drink" from water buckets as they would pass by here. After the railroad was diverted to the south, the old railbed became a wagon road that was adopted for the Lincoln Highway in 1913. The pole on the left side of the frame is a replica of the original poles that lined the highway. This remains a roadside attraction to this day.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_ac_ngs.jpgLH-AC-NGSThe remains of a service station sits along the original, (1913-1924), alignment of the Lincoln Highway. The distance to Elk Mountain is about 40 miles from this service station.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wyoming1938plat.jpgWyoming1934platCopy of the plat for Wyoming, ca. 1934. The Lincoln Highway would have been “East Depot Street”. Wyoming State Archives, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sherman_windmill.jpgSherman_WindmillSherman, ca.1870. The water tower is on the left side of the image, directly beyond the windmill is Sherman Station. Wyoming State Archives, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/post_office_store_1978.jpgPost_Office_Store_1978The Buford Post Office. Denver Post Empire Magazine, March 5th, 1978. Wyoming State Archives, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.2022-11-19T15:39:32+00:00weekly0.6https://bypassedbyi80.com/county-pages-the-1915-lha-guidebook/laramie-county/https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_lc_hg2-e1490751965746.jpgLH_LC_HG2A former garage faces the elements along the original alignment of the Lincoln Highway in Hillsdale.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lh_eg_nc.jpgLH_EG_NCTrees, shrubbery and grass are reclaiming their place on the plains where the town of Egbert once stood. This house was built in 1917, the garage was added in 1925.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_pb_slgs.jpgLH_PB_SLGSThe State Line Gas Station straddles the Nebraska/Wyoming border. https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lh_lc_ar_farm_1.jpgLH_LC_AR_Farm_1https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hillsdalepostoffice.jpgHillsdalePostOfficeThe Hillsdale Post Office, ca. 1920https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/archerexperimentalfarmuw3.jpgCereal experiments on the Cheyenne Experiment Farm, Archer, Wyo.Historic Image from UW Experimental farm, c. 1916. “Fig. 3: Silo and cow barn on the Cheyenne Experiment Farm, Archer, Wyo.” (12)https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/egbert_plat_edit.jpgEgbert_Plat_Edithttps://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pba-01.jpgPBA 01https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hls-01.jpgHLS 01https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/burnseditedplat.jpgBurnsEditedPlat2022-12-22T20:11:58+00:00weekly0.6https://bypassedbyi80.com/2015/01/09/welcome-to-by-passed-the-lincoln-highway-across-wyoming/2024-01-01T17:14:36+00:00monthlyhttps://bypassedbyi80.com/county-pages-the-1915-lha-guidebook/sweetwater-county/https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh_sc_grp_wm.jpgLH_SC_GRPThe palisades along the Green River were a favorite subject of Thomas Moran, (American painter, 1837-1926). The last second and final alignment of the Lincoln Highway divides the river from the palisades.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh_uc_pk.jpgLH_UC_PKThree of the five charcoal kilns at the former town of Piedmont, WY.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh_uc_bo.jpgLH_UC_BOThe Black and Orange Motel was restored in 2009. Today they are a part of the historic Ft. Bridger site.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh_sc_por_pb.jpgLH_SC_POR_PBThe former Point Bar & Laundry maintains a lonely vigil at the center of town.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh_sc_hbj.jpgLH_SC_M_HBJThe original location of the Henry Bourne Joy monument in Sweetwater County.https://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh_sc_bb.jpgLH-SC-BBThe 1940's alignment of the Lincoln Highway near Black Butte Road, WYhttps://bypassedbyi80.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh_pb_fsb.jpgLH_PB_FSBThe Farmers State Bank, ca. 1917, it has since been converted into an apartment building. 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