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Ames Monument State Historic Site (Wyo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The Ames Monument is located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Laramie, Wyoming, south of Interstate 80 at the Vedauwoo exit. The monument is a four-sided, random ashlar pyramid, 60 feet (18 m) square at the base and 60 feet (18 m) high, constructed of light-colored native granite. The pyramid features an interior passage, now sealed, alongside the perimeter of the structure's base. (Wyoming State Parks website https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/places-to-go/ames-monument accessed 2023-06-30)

The site is a part of the Wyoming State Parks system and maintained by the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Guide to the Sharon Lass Field Collection

 Collection — Box 730
Identifier: H2019-06
Abstract

This collection contains Sharon Lass Field's research on Alexander Sutherland (1849-1929), engineer of Ames Monument, and James Thompson (1849-1921), a Civil War medal of honor recipient buried in Cheyenne..

Dates: 2006-2012