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| {{Short description|History museum in Dubois, Wyoming}} | |||
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| The '''Dubois Museum''' is a {{convert|3850|sqft|m2|adj=on}} ]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/Dubois_Museum.html | title=Dubois Museum |
The '''Dubois Museum''' is a {{convert|3850|sqft|m2|adj=on}} ]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/Dubois_Museum.html | title=Dubois Museum | publisher=Smithsonian Magazine | access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> preserving and interpreting the history of the Upper ] Valley and is located in the town of ] on ] along the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ww1.aaa.com/travel2/tourbook/attractionInfo.xhtml?targetID=501893&association=AAA&club=66&lang=en&dt=1328858894383 | title=Dubois Museum | publisher=AAA | access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> The museum offers interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, and special events. | ||
| ==Exhibits== | ==Exhibits== | ||
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| * The Natural History of the Upper Wind River Valley featuring displays including the geology of the ] including the ], ]s, ]s, and the flora and fauna including the native ] and ] | * The Natural History of the Upper Wind River Valley featuring displays including the geology of the ] including the ], ]s, ]s, and the flora and fauna including the native ] and ] | ||
| * The ] and how they lived as interpreted from the steatite tools, horn bows crafted from ] horn, and ]s left from ancestors <ref></ref> | * The ], known as the ], and how they lived as interpreted from the steatite tools, horn bows crafted from ] horn, and ]s left from ancestors <ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511084951/http://duboismuseum.org/sheepeater.htm |date=May 11, 2012 }} Retrieved February 10, 2012</ref> | ||
| * The Charlie Moore Collection presenting artifacts of the ], the oldest continuously operating guest ranch in Wyoming.<ref></ref> | * The Charlie Moore Collection presenting artifacts of the ], the oldest continuously operating guest ranch in Wyoming.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511081548/http://www.duboismuseum.org/moore.htm |date=2012-05-11 }} Retrieved February 10, 2012</ref> | ||
| * the Scandinavian loggers (]) who cut railroad ties for the nation's railroads in the national forests near Dubois as presented in the Wind River Tie-Hack Gallery <ref></ref> | * the Scandinavian loggers (]) who cut railroad ties for the nation's railroads in the national forests near Dubois as presented in the Wind River Tie-Hack Gallery <ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511084409/http://duboismuseum.org/tiehack.htm |date=May 11, 2012 }} Retrieved February 10, 2012</ref> | ||
| * The ] in Wyoming <ref></ref> | * The ] in Wyoming <ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511085300/http://duboismuseum.org/cav.htm |date=May 11, 2012 }} Retrieved February 10, 2012</ref> | ||
| * The homesteaders who settled in the late 1800s | * The homesteaders who settled in the late 1800s | ||
| Educational tours are also offered to area geological, archaeological, and historical sites of Sheepeater bighorn sheep traps, Plains Indians teepee rings, petroglyphs, and cabins from the “tie hack” era.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thelonghornranch.com/index.php/explore-dubois/read-more | title=The Longhorn Ranch Lodge and RV | |
Educational tours are also offered to area geological, archaeological, and historical sites of Sheepeater bighorn sheep traps, Plains Indians teepee rings, petroglyphs, and cabins from the “tie hack” era.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thelonghornranch.com/index.php/explore-dubois/read-more | title=The Longhorn Ranch Lodge and RV | access-date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| * - official site | * - official site | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 28 July 2024
History museum in Dubois, Wyoming| Location | 909 West Ramshorn St. Dubois, Wyoming, United States |
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| Type | Interpretive Center |
| Website | Official website |
The Dubois Museum is a 3,850-square-foot (358 m) museum preserving and interpreting the history of the Upper Wind River Valley and is located in the town of Dubois, Wyoming on U.S. Route 26 along the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway. The museum offers interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, and special events.
Exhibits
The center contains several permanent exhibits.
- The Natural History of the Upper Wind River Valley featuring displays including the geology of the Wind River including the Chugwater Formation, gastroliths, Turritella agates, and the flora and fauna including the native cutthroat trout and bighorn sheep
- The Mountain Shoshone, known as the Sheepeaters, and how they lived as interpreted from the steatite tools, horn bows crafted from bighorn sheep horn, and petroglyphs left from ancestors
- The Charlie Moore Collection presenting artifacts of the CM Ranch, the oldest continuously operating guest ranch in Wyoming.
- the Scandinavian loggers (tie hacks) who cut railroad ties for the nation's railroads in the national forests near Dubois as presented in the Wind River Tie-Hack Gallery
- The US Cavalry in Wyoming
- The homesteaders who settled in the late 1800s
Educational tours are also offered to area geological, archaeological, and historical sites of Sheepeater bighorn sheep traps, Plains Indians teepee rings, petroglyphs, and cabins from the “tie hack” era.
See also
- CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins
- National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center
- List of Registered Historic Places in Wyoming
- Camp Dubois, Wyoming
- Tie Hack Historical Monument
References
- "Dubois Museum". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- "Dubois Museum". AAA. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- Wind River Valley's First Inhabitants Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 10, 2012
- Charlie Moore Collection Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 10, 2012
- Tie Hacks Brought Scandinavian Flavor to Dubois Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 10, 2012
- U.S. Cavalry in Wyoming Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 10, 2012
- "The Longhorn Ranch Lodge and RV". Retrieved February 10, 2012.
External links
- Dubois Museum - official site
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