Deep in Wyoming's heart, a stone sentinel watches over a crucial split. Here, the Oregon and California Trails diverged, both resolute in their westward course, but different in travel. Many wagon trains made their choice here - some brave souls opted for the shorter Greenwood Cutoff, a detour born by Greenwood. Others were more patient, favoring the longer F. Bridger Trail. This stone, adorned with arrows pointing towards 'F. Bridger Trail' and 'Greenwood Cut Off', was engraved by Paul Henderson and L.C. Bishop. Yet, it was Joseph E. Ware's 'Emigrant's Guide to California' (1849) that christened the other path the 'Sublette Cutoff.'
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Written by Leroy
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