Smoothed by windblown dirt, the surface of Wyoming’s Independence Rock provided a place for hundreds of passing pioneers to carve their names. In 1840, the marks on this Oregon Trail landmark inspired Father Peter J. DeSmet to call it “the Register of the Desert.” (Jeffrey M. Frank / Shutterstock)
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