Upper Powder Springs Drift Fence (Site Name Keyword)
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Outlaws and Horse Corrals (1999)
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Investigations of a juniper fence located at Powder Springs, in southwest Wyoming, suggest it was constructed in the late 19th century and used as a horse pasture. It was initially speculated the fence was the remains of a late prehistoric or proto-historic big game procurement complex. However, tree-ring dating provided late 19th Century dates for construction of the fence. Historical research indicates that during the late 19th century, Powder Springs was occupied by an outlaw element which...