Legend Rock Petroglyph Site is located in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, 20 miles northwest of Hot Springs State Park (which is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming). Legend Rock is a petroglyph site which features hundreds of individual petroglyphs spread across the face of the rock. Although a handful of the rock's etchings have variously been eroded and defaced, a wide majority have been preserved for public viewing.[1] The nearly 300 individual petroglyphs feature some of the oldest and best examples of Dinwoody rock art in the world.[2] The origins of the petroglyphs are still subject to debate. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1973[1] and it is preserved by the state of Wyoming as a state historic site.
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| Location | Hot Springs County, Wyoming |
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| Nearest city | Thermopolis, Wyoming |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001932 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1973 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Legend Rock. Arts. Parks. History. Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, Web. 27 Mar 2011. <http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/Brochure/LegendRock.pdf[permanent dead link]>.
External links
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- Legend Rock, Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324034208/http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.aspx?siteID=9 Hot Springs State Park], Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites
- Numerous photos at Legend Rock, Numerous photos at Legend Rock
- Portals to Other Realities: Legend Rock carries 10,000 years of profound beliefs at Wall Street Journal