Legend Rock

	Legend Rock Petroglyph Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Nearest city	Thermopolis, Wyoming
NRHP reference No.	73001932
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1973

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.

References[]

^ ^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[]

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

Coordinates: 43°47′53″N 108°36′05″W / 43.79806°N 108.60139°W / 43.79806; -108.60139

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[2] 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]}>.

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v t National Register of Historic Places in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Historic district	Downtown Thermopolis Historic District
Historic properties	Bates Battlefield Callaghan Apartments CQA Four Mile Bridge EFP Bridge over Owl Creek Alex Halone House Kirby Jail and Town Hall Legend Rock Petroglyph Site US Post Office-Thermopolis Main Woodruff Cabin Site
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hot Springs County, Wyoming and List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming