House and Lean-to
Part of Sage Wyoming ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
There is not much left of Sage and based on some of the artifacts, it looks like it could have been abandoned in the late 1950's or early sixties. At least the place is appropriately named as it is totally overrun by several varieties of sage which seems quite vigorous and healthy here.
I haven't been able to find out much information about Sage but it was once an important town for both railroading and the Overland Stage which came north to Sage from Fort Bridger.
I believe but can't confirm that there was a "railroad war" around the Sage area in which two railroads had an armed conflict over the right-of-way. One of the railroad companies involved was said to be the Oregon Short Line and the other was perhaps the Union Pacific (now owned by Southern Pacific) since it is their right-of-way that passes Sage.
Sage lies at 6,332 feet AMSL, in the Sage Creek valley about 25 miles from Kemmerer, Wyoming, population 2656, and county seat for Lincoln County.
House and Lean-to
Part of Sage Wyoming ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
There is not much left of Sage and based on some of the artifacts, it looks like it could have been abandoned in the late 1950's or early sixties. At least the place is appropriately named as it is totally overrun by several varieties of sage which seems quite vigorous and healthy here.
I haven't been able to find out much information about Sage but it was once an important town for both railroading and the Overland Stage which came north to Sage from Fort Bridger.
I believe but can't confirm that there was a "railroad war" around the Sage area in which two railroads had an armed conflict over the right-of-way. One of the railroad companies involved was said to be the Oregon Short Line and the other was perhaps the Union Pacific (now owned by Southern Pacific) since it is their right-of-way that passes Sage.
Sage lies at 6,332 feet AMSL, in the Sage Creek valley about 25 miles from Kemmerer, Wyoming, population 2656, and county seat for Lincoln County.