Ames Monument
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Name:Ames Monument
Origin Of Name:"On a high point just to the south of the station [Sherman] stands the great stone monument erected to the memory of the Hon. Oakes Ames and his brother Oliver, through whose energy and indomitable perseverance the Union Pacific Railroad was completed in an incredibly short length of time ... ." (Crofutt, 1884)
County:Albany
Feature Category:Manmade Features
More Reading:WyomingHeritage.org. "Ames Monument" WyoHistory.org.
Document ID:11848

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