Granger Stage Station

[Gypsy Heart]

In 1862, Ben Holladay moved stage and mail service from the Oregon Trail to the Overland Trail in the general vicinity of the Cherokee Trail. the increased traffic required that the station at the confluence of Ham's Fork and Black's Fork be upgraded and, accordingly, a new station, pictured above was constructed about four miles from the old one. Wm. H. Jackson, before joining his brother to form Jackson Brothers Studios in Omaha, worked as a bullwhacker on the road and in 1932 recalled spending three weeks at the station in 1866. In 1866 the line was sold to Wells Fargo and Company but was closed down in 1869 with the opening of the railroad.

 

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[Oroblanco]

Sorry to be a 'wet blanket' but this site, like all state parks in Wyoming is definitely OFF-LIMITS to all metal detectors. Here is the rule, quote:

(c) The use of any mineral or metal detecting device at a state historic or
archeological site is prohibited, except for official use. The use of any mineral or metal
detecting device at a state park or recreation area is prohibited without written permission
of the Superintendent.

From:
http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/5201.pdf

Write to your government representatives and protest this type of prejudice against metal detectorists, for we ought to be allowed to "pursue happiness" too - after all, is it better for all relics, coins, etc to simply dissolve into the soils? Sorry about this amigos, wish it were not the way it is, but we are "enemies" in some folks eyes.
Oroblanco