Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Sheridan, Cody, Jackson: airport, rich, exodus)

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

You got it wyoquilter, it's your turn.

Ames Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I few extra comments that I thought were interesting. The monument was designed by one of the best architects of that era, H.H. Richardson. It is 60' square at the base and 60' tall, possibly making it the largest pyramid in the US.

Clarification: Largest pyramid in the US at the time it was built. Excluding ancient earth mounds such as these. http://www.crystalinks.com/united_states.html (broken link)

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by wyoquilter

Wow, I got it right. I was taking a guess here. I had the bridge narrowed down to the Sunlight Creek Bridge and the Dale Creek Trestle Bridge. The "of it's kind" part of your question made me try for the Dale Creek bridge first. After searching for info. on the Dale Creek Bridge I saw that Ames Monument was nearby, so I took a shot with that.

Okay, This one may be a bit easy:

A monument of sorts (actaully I believe it's more of a plaque) near Battle Lake commemorates what?

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this even though it would be an educated guess on my part. But I had to google for it pretty hard in order to come up with a clue. Originally I could not even find Battle Lake on any map. I am not sure if its considered OK to google for the answers to the questions here. So I'm going to wait and see if anyone else can answer it without googling for it.


My Google-fu is strong. Not all of us have a bunch of old Wyoming text books and literature on hand to refer to.

I wonder if ElkHunter could clarify his position on googling for answers in this thread? Personally I am finding it interesting and educational experience searching for the answers even when I don't have a clue to start with. I am learning a lot about Wyoming in the process.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

I wonder if ElkHunter could clarify his position on googling for answers in this thread?

ElkHunter says, THIS.

Besides. How would we know how or where you got the data?

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this even though it would be an educated guess on my part. But I had to google for it pretty hard in order to come up with a clue. Originally I could not even find Battle Lake on any map. I am not sure if its considered OK to google for the answers to the questions here. So I'm going to wait and see if anyone else can answer it without googling for it.


My Google-fu is strong. Not all of us have a bunch of old Wyoming text books and literature on hand to refer to.

I wonder if ElkHunter could clarify his position on googling for answers in this thread? Personally I am finding it interesting and educational experience searching for the answers even when I don't have a clue to start with. I am learning a lot about Wyoming in the process.

I have been using google quite a bit for my answers. I like you do not have a ton of literature or old WY text books laying around either. Heck I even google things to come up with questions. Some things I know either because I remember it from school, some I know because of the few books I have read and other stuff I know because of my grandma. But the majority of the stuff comes from google. It has been fun searching for questions and answers and I have been learning tons of interesting stuff that way.

So please people don't be afriad to use the internet to find answers or even questions to ask. GOOGLE to your heart's content.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

ElkHunter says, THIS.

Besides. How would we know how or where you got the data?

OK great. It would be hard to prove, but I'd still feel bad if it were frowned upon. I don't mind playing by the rules when I know what they are.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by wyoquilter

I have been using google quite a bit for my answers. I like you do not have a ton of literature or old WY text books laying around either. Heck I even google things to come up with questions. Some things I know either because I remember it from school, some I know because of the few books I have read and other stuff I know because of my grandma. But the majority of the stuff comes from google. It has been fun searching for questions and answers and I have been learning tons of interesting stuff that way.

So please people don't be afriad to use the internet to find answers or even questions to ask. GOOGLE to your heart's content.

Good, I agree. OK here goes:

Originally Posted by wyoquilter

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Okay, This one may be a bit easy:

A monument of sorts (actaully I believe it's more of a plaque) near Battle Lake commemorates what?

I did not find this too terribly easy. Took me forever to find Battle Lake. Google Maps could not find it, even though eventually it shows up on the map when I figured out I should look near Bridger Peak, in a remote part of southern Wyoming, far south of Rawlins. Welcome to Wyoming Places / Battle Lake (http://wiki.wyomingplaces.org/Battle-Lake - broken link)

That same website gave me the clue. I suspect the memorial plague has to do with "Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light", while fishing there, being inspired by "the frayed ends of a bamboo fishing rod" for "the idea for materials to use in the invention of the incandescent light".

I can't imagine any other reason for someone to put a plaque near Battle Lake, other then there was once an battle with indians there that gave the place its name.

Prior to this I had never heard of Battle Lake or that Thomas Edison ever fished anywhere in Wyoming.

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Good, I agree. OK here goes:



I did not find this too terribly easy. Took me forever to find Battle Lake. Google Maps could not find it, even though eventually it shows up on the map when I figured out I should look near Bridger Peak, in a remote part of southern Wyoming, far south of Rawlins. Welcome to Wyoming Places / Battle Lake (http://wiki.wyomingplaces.org/Battle-Lake - broken link)

That same website gave me the clue. I suspect the memorial plague has to do with "Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light", while fishing there, being inspired by "the frayed ends of a bamboo fishing rod" for "the idea for materials to use in the invention of the incandescent light".

I can't imagine any other reason for someone to put a plaque near Battle Lake, other then there was once an battle with indians there that gave the place its name.

Prior to this I had never heard of Battle Lake or that Thomas Edison ever fished anywhere in Wyoming.

See you learned something new.

You are correct. The monument/plaque I was refering too is indeed to mark Thomas Edison's fishing trip and his discovery of using carbon as a filiment.

Now it is your turn.

[CptnRn]

I know, I love learning new stuff. OK here is something I just learned of while doing some of that other research.

The indian name for them when translated was "big head". What part of Wyoming was named after them and what was the indian name?

[WyoNewk]

Bighorn Mountains. The Absaroka name was ahsahta, meaning "big head" after the bighorn sheep found in them.


It's about time to go watch the rams butt each other. One can usually see them up close and personal at/near Custer State Park this time of the year. I saw these a few years ago along the road between the town of Custer and the park -- or maybe just inside the park.

[CptnRn]

WyoNewk you are correct! Your turn.

As a kid I recall seeing them on the West side of the Big Horn Mountains, on Sheep Mountain when we had outings in that area.