South Pass City

Built around the 1867 gold rush in the Sweetwater Mining District, South Pass City grew into a busy boomtown in Wyoming Territory. South Pass, a broad saddle in the Continental Divide just north of town, was an important crossing on the Oregon, California and Mormon trails, placing the settlement within a far older corridor of westward travel. The Carissa Mine recalls the industry that drove the town’s early fortunes, while South Pass City State Historic Site preserves streets and buildings from the nineteenth-century mining camp. Continue with other webcams from Wyoming to see how this part of the Rocky Mountain West connects regionally.

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