Once called Germania Bench for the settlement of German farmers. Name was changed to Emblem due to prejudice from the World War. The settlement is known for its fine farm land and extensive crops of beans and beets. (WPA) The road crosses Emblem Bench, a long, elevated flat that is farmed intensively. ... First settled by Mormons and German immigrants, the area was known as Germania Bench until the World War of 1914-1918. (Wyoming Guide)
Other Names:
Germania Bench, Liberty Bench
County:
Big Horn
Feature Category:
Land Features
More Reading:
They called it Germania! : the history of Wyoming's Emblem Bench, 1893-1939. Davis, Jonathan. Basin, Wyo. : Saddlebag Books, c1987.; Events in the life of May Dot Shoemaker. Shoemaker, May Dot. [Greybull?, Wyo. : M.D. Shoemaker, 1978]
