In July 1838, the confluence of the Wind River and the Popo Agie River (just south of present day Riverton) served as the site for the famous Great Rendezvous of mountain men, trappers and Native Ameriancs. Landmarks include KTUG, KVOW and South Federal Boulevard. Riverton is the birthplace of Ashlynn Yennie, actress.
Every piece is drawn from Riverton's own map data and historic archives, then printed and shipped from the USA when you order. No two towns look alike.
Every road in town, on archival matte paper
The same map, in navy and silver
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
Archival matte print of a local landmark, credited to its photographer
Archival matte print of a local landmark, credited to its photographer
Archival matte print of a local landmark, credited to its photographer
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Population 2010: 10,615 → 2020: 10,682
From Wikidata (CC0).
In July 1838, the confluence of the Wind River and the Popo Agie River (just south of present day Riverton) served as the site for the famous Great Rendezvous of mountain men, trappers and Native Ameriancs. Famous figures like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, and Joe Meek gathered here to trade furs and supplies.
In 1868 the Wind River Reservation was established for the Eastern Shoshone. The Northern Arapaho we later placed on the reservation in 1878.
The McLaughlin Agreement of 1904 ceded a large portion of the Wind River Reservations lands back to the U.S federal government for homesteading. The city, founded in 1906, is an incorporated entity of the state of Wyoming. Originally nicknamed Wadsworth, named after Major H. E. Wadsworth as a gesture of appreciation. The community was named Riverton because of the four rivers that meet there. Because the land was built on the Wind River Indian Reservation, a situation that often makes it subject to jurisdictional claims by the nearby Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes occurs.
In 1953 Prospector Neil McNeice discovered rich uranium deposits in the nearby Gas Hills east of Riverton. This sparked a major rush, making Riverton a central processing and service hub for uranium mining during the Cold War era.
Alongside uranium, natural gas and oil extraction in the Wind River Basin contributed heavily to Riverton's growth and economic prosperity through the late 20th century.
A legal ruling on November 7, 2017, by the 10th Circuit Court, ruled again in the EPA reservation boundary dispute. Though the decision was complex, the 10th Circuit Court answered plainly. Riverton is not on the reservation. The 10th Circuit's decision is now official and final after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals 2017 ruling. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the EPA, and held that the land had been ceded in 1905 by an Act of Congress. This ruling ends the dispute, bringing the debate and controversy to an end.
Riverton Regional Airport (now Central Wyoming Regional Airport) is home to a National Weather Service Forecast Office and NEXRAD radar site which is responsible to cover all of western and central Wyoming.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway completed an extension of the "Cowboy Line" through to Lander which is roughly 22 miles west of Riverton. Plans were to continue the line west from Lander. In 1972, the end of the line was moved from Lander and the new terminus of the line was in Riverton. Services were then discontinued in Riverton in the mid-1970's as the line was slowly dismantled west of Casper.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Riverton, Wyoming, revision 1380648286 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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