Death and Burial Place of Bill Hickman, Lander, WY

File — Box: 1, Folder: 14

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Scope and Contents

1-3: Road to "Mormon Gulch" and "Mormon Meadows" named after Bill Hickman who lived here from 1880-1883. Hickman and his three sons lived at the head of Baldwin Creek, eight miles northwest of Lander, WY in the Wind Rivers Mountains. The men ran horses in the surrounding area, photos taken July 1996.
4: Bill Hickman's burial place and monument are on private land down the hill and to the right in the bottom of Baldwin Creek, photo taken July 1996.
5: Bill Hickman's grave is in the trees in the center of the photo, photo taken July 1996.
6: "The line of trees is the lower part of Hickman=s ranch and Baldwin Creek. Hickman lived here 1880-1883 when he died and is buried close by. Lander , WY is in the distant right of picture," photo taken July 1996.
7: "Mormon Meadows," located at the head of Baldwin Creek, eight miles northwest of Lander, WY in the Wind River Mountains, photo taken July 1996.
8: private ranch property where Bill Hickman is buried
9: Main Street Lander, WY, 1883
10: "Possible site of Bill Hickman's burial, Red Canyon, Little Popoagie River."
11: "the oldest motel in town"
12: "Motel in Lander, WY, one-third of way up Baldwin Creek."
13: "The rise of the Sinks, Papoagie River and Valley, July 14, 1980."
14-15: "Pondstown, Salem, UT"

Dates

1915-1990

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