Upper Green River Rendezvous Site

Upper Green River Rendezvous Site

Overview of the site
Nearest city Daniel, Wyoming
Built 1825
NRHP Reference # 66000763
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL November 5, 1961[2]

Upper Green River Rendezvous Site is a site on the Green River above and below Daniel, Wyoming, United States.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3] At this site, the annual spring Rocky Mountain Rendezvous fur trading fair was held, attracting Euro-American traders and trappers, such as Kit Carson and Jim Bridger, and Native Americans.

It is located four miles west of Pinedale on United States Route 187.[3]

References

  1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Upper Green River Rendezvous Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  3. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Upper Green River Rendezvous Site" (pdf). National Park Service. , 19. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19. (32 KB)

Coordinates: 42°52′17″N 110°2′35″W / 42.87139°N 110.04306°W / 42.87139; -110.04306


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