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Encampment, Wyoming (Grand Encampment)
Elevation 7,323 feet
At north end of town of Encampment
Elevation 7,323 feet
At north end of town of Encampment
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Encampment, Wyoming (Grand Encampment)
Elevation 7,323 feet At north end of town of Encampment |
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| Gateway to the sites of ghost towns of the Copper Country. Once a favorite hunting ground of Prehistoric man, later “Camp le Grand” became a noted rendezvous of Indians and trappers. In 1897 the town site was laid out by Willis George Emerson and associates; in 1897 Ed Haggarty made his big strike on the Continental Divide. In 1902, during the mining boom, the longest aerial tramway in the world was built to convey ore 16 miles from the great Ferris-Haggarty mine to the smelter at Encampment. In 1908 the industry collapsed. Encampment is now a beef, timber, hunting, fishing and resort center. |
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