Independence Rock

In 2012, the University of Colorado Denver, with the support of the National Park Service, digitally preserved Independence Rock with a Leica Scan Station 2. This project was undertaken by the National Park Service, Intermountain Region, in cooperation with CyArk and the University of Colorado Denver, Center of Preservation Research. A large granite rock in southwestern Natrona County, Wyoming, Independence Rock stands today as a landmark of great importance. In the 19th century, Independence Rock was a milestone for emigrants migrating with their wagons from the East Coast to the Western frontiers of the country along the Oregon trail, also known as the Emigrant Trail." Independence Rock may have derived its name from a band of fur trappers who celebrated the American Independence Day in 1930 at the site- but more likely External Project Link: \N Additional Info Link: