Powder Wash Archeological District

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Powder Wash Archaeological District
Nearest city Baggs, Wyoming
NRHP reference No. 13000892 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2013

The Powder Wash Archaeological District is a grouping of 19 rock art sites in the vicinity of Baggs, Wyoming. [2] It's on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Powder Wash Archaeological District". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office.
  3. "Wyoming Aims to Protect Indian Rock Art". Billings Gazette. January 25, 2014.