Ames Monument

USA / Wyoming / The Buttes / Monument Road

pyramid, monument, railway, place with historical importance, highpoint

Ames Monument marks the highest spot on the first transcontinental railroad.
Ironically the railroad grade was moved and Ames monument now marks nothing.

www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2259

Ames Brothers Pyramid.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Monument

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Coordinates: 41°7'51"N 105°23'53"W

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