Names Hill

The granite calls this the old Green River crossing and rendezvous, and only the crossing holds. None of the fur trade's summer rendezvous met here. Wyoming's were on Henrys Fork near McKinnon in 1825, on Hams Fork near Granger in 1834, on the Wind River near Riverton in 1838, and six times on Horse Creek near Daniel, some fifty miles north. The crossing belonged to the Sublette Cutoff, not the main Oregon Trail, and the bank that paid for the stone was in Kemmerer, the county seat. A National Register plate on the cliff marks the site's 1969 listing.

What the plaque says

Oregon Trail Memorial Names Hill The old Green River crossing and rendezvous on the old Oregon Trail Gift of First National Bank Kemmerer Wyo. to the State of Wyoming The National Register of Historic Places - Wyoming Place No. 25 Names Hill

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Names Hill State Historic Site — steps away
  The Sublette Cutoff's register cliff above the Green River crossing, where the most famous name, Jim Bridger's, is probably not his.

More markers nearby

• James Bridger — steps away