Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Cheyenne, Sheridan, Jackson: firm, interior, remodeling)

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by Froggie Legs

Ok,, I had to look this one up.. A hand dug oil well? with a pick ax.. but I couldn't find what it's called today.

Hand-Dug Oil Well, Wyoming

That is close enough! Your turn.

The Accidental Oil Company located two miles east of Newcastle on Highway 16.* It boasts what is supposed to be the world's only hand dug oil well, a twenty-foot hole in the ground made by a local rancher.*

Accidental Oil Company (http://www.rosyinn.com/5100a94.htm - broken link)

Producing, hand-dug oil well

In 1966 a fellow named Al Smith dug a hole and discovered oil -- 24 feet down. And, ever since, his well has been producing oil as the Accidental Oil Company. Visitors can actually walk down into the oil well and view natural crude oil ooze from the rock. The site also includes a collection of antique oil drilling equipment and a gift shop inside a 10,000 barrel oil storage tank. Phone: 307-746-2042. Located on Highway 16 about six miles west of South Dakota-Wyoming state line.

[Froggie Legs]

This was the only government funded Wyoming area of the Oregon Trail. What is it called, what year was it established, and what was the name of the person it was named for?

[CptnRn]

This is not a response to Froggie's question, but an interesting tidbit that I wanted to share with Y'all relative to this Wyoming Trivia game.

The mental activities this game requires are good for your brain.

BBC NEWS | Health | Internet use 'good for the brain'

Internet use 'good for the brain' For middle-aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests. The latest study was based on 24 volunteers aged between 55 and 76. Half were experienced internet users, the rest were not. A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulated centres in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning.
The researchers say this might even help to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain to slow down.

The study features in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

"A simple, everyday task like searching the web appears to enhance brain circuitry in older adults".

"Internet searching engages complicated brain activity, which may help exercise and improve brain function."

In one example given, Web use stimulates much more activity in a brain then reading a book.

OK back to Froggie's question. The answer is easy to find if you do a google search on certain key words, such as "government funded Oregon Trail":

This was the only government funded Wyoming area of the Oregon Trail. What is it called, what year was it established, and what was the name of the person it was named for?

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Froggie Legs

This was the only government funded Wyoming area of the Oregon Trail. What is it called, what year was it established, and what was the name of the person it was named for?

Frederick W. Lander survey'd the area in 1857 and built it the following year. It cost $67,000. and became knows as "The Lander Cut".

[Froggie Legs]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Frederick W. Lander survey'd the area in 1857 and built it the following year. It cost $67,000. and became knows as "The Lander Cut".

Though some sources say it cost $67,873, it saved travelers of the trail 7 days and it took 115 men less than 90 days to build (wonder how long it would take these days, given government bureaucracy ).. and was operational until 1912 ... but then cars took over and the trail was closed down.

your turn EH

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Froggie Legs

Though some sources say it cost $67,873, it saved travelers of the trail 7 days and it took 115 men less than 90 days to build (wonder how long it would take these days, given government bureaucracy ).. and was operational until 1912 ... but then cars took over and the trail was closed down.

your turn EH

I just rounded it off. haha

What is Isa Lake noteworthy for?

[Claim Jumper]

Located on the Continental Divide in the West Thumb area, Isa Lake is noteworthy for draining—backward—into both the Pacific and Atlantic

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Claim Jumper

Located on the Continental Divide in the West Thumb area, Isa Lake is noteworthy for draining—backward—into both the Pacific and Atlantic

You got it! Your turn.

[Claim Jumper]

Name at least 2 towns (or cities) named after Native American Indians Tribes.
I can think of at least 2, there might be more.

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by Claim Jumper

Name at least 2 towns (or cities) named after Native American Indians Tribes.
I can think of at least 2, there might be more.

Well I can name at least 3 towns, they are:

Osage, WY
Cheyenne, WY
Shoshoni, WY