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| Name | Grand Encampment Museum |
| Brief Description | Historical museum |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Wyoming Museum |
| Description | The Grand Encampment Museum interprets the ranching, mining, timbering and cultural history of the Sierra Madre Mountains and Upper North Platte and Encampment River Valleys. The collection includes several original buildings including a one-room school house, a homestead house, stage station, and business buildings from the community. As a National repository for the U.S. Forest Service, the museum also has an extensive Forest Service collection including an original fire lookout tower and guard station. Unique items include a two-story outhouse and three original towers from a 16-mile long aerial tramway (constructed in 1902-03) used to transport ore from copper mines to a smelter. We will hold a "Wrangler" youth program on June 19 from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. which will include showing of historic cowboy clothing and gear and wrangler demonstrations, a free cowboy lunch and an obstacle course to try your newly learned wrangler skills. This is FREE for all young wranglers ages 5 and up. We hold Living History in connection with the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering annually. The 2009 events will be July 17-19. This year's events may include a book signing, and demonstrations by a blacksmith, a hatter, a spinner and textiles artist. The Mountain Man Rendezvous is the last weekend in July. Bring a picnic and a blanket and make it a day with your family!!! You'll have a GEM of a time! |
| Address | 807 Barnett Ave. |
| | P.O. Box 43 |
| CSZ | Encampment, WY 82325 |
| Cost | Free; Donations gratefully accepted |
| Hours | Memorial Day-Labor Day, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat; 1-5 p.m. Sun |
| Website | www.grandencampmentmuseum.org |
| Additional Information | Additional Information |
| Information Request | Request Wyoming Visitor Information |
| Last Updated | 6/7/2009 |
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