Glenrock Buffalo Jump

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Glenrock Buffalo Jump
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Nearest city Glenrock, Wyoming
Coordinates 42°50′38″N105°56′00″W / 42.84389°N 105.93333°W / 42.84389; -105.93333 Coordinates: 42°50′38″N105°56′00″W / 42.84389°N 105.93333°W / 42.84389; -105.93333
Area less than one acre
NRHP reference # 69000186 [1]
Added to NRHP April 16, 1969

The Glenrock Buffalo Jump is a 40-foot (12 m) high bluff in Converse County, Wyoming that was used by Native Americans as a buffalo jump. Bison were driven over the edge of the escarpment and were killed or injured by the fall, allowing the hunters to collect large quantities of meat at little hazard to themselves. Large amounts of buffalo bone and articles left by the hunters remain at the site, which was used from about 400 to 1750. [2]

Converse County, Wyoming County in the United States

Converse County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 13,833. Its county seat is Douglas.

Buffalo jump

A buffalo jump is a cliff formation which Native Americans historically used to hunt and kill plains bison in mass quantities.

The Glenrock Buffalo Jump was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1969. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Glenrock Buffalo Jump". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 16 December 2016.