Tolar Petroglyph Site

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Tolar Petroglyph Site
Nearest cityPoint of Rocks, Wyoming
NRHP reference No.14000822[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 2014

The Tolar Petroglyph Site is an archeological site in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The site includes a sandstone rock formation with 32 panels of petroglyphs running for 150 feet (46 m) along the rock face. Many of the illustrations are of horse-mounted people of the Plains Indians in historical times. Other motifs include the turtle motif, spirit bear and shield-carrying warriors.[2][1]

The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Tolar Petroglyph Site". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. [dead link]

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