Legend Rock Petroglyph Site is located in
Hot Springs County, Wyoming, 20 miles northwest of
Hot Springs State Park (which is located in
Thermopolis, Wyoming). Legend Rock is a
petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
site which features hundreds of individual petroglyphs spread across the face of the rock. Although a handful of the rock's etchings have variously been eroded and defaced, a wide majority have been preserved for public viewing.
The nearly 300 individual petroglyphs feature some of the oldest and best examples of Dinwoody rock art in the world.
[Legend Rock. Arts. Parks. History. Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources, Web. 27 Mar 2011. .] The origins of the petroglyphs are still subject to debate. The site was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on July 5, 1973.
and it is preserved by the state of Wyoming as a state historic site.
References
External links
Legend Rock Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120324034208/http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/Site/SiteInfo.aspx?siteID=9 Hot Springs State Park], Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites
Numerous photos at Legend Rock Numerous photos at Legend Rock
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{{Protected areas of Wyoming
Petroglyphs in Wyoming
Protected areas of Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
IUCN Category III