The American West seems vast and unending, but for much of its history, only a few locations promised safe travel. During the era of western expansion, Indigenous guides and mountain men would find safer areas to ford rivers and traverse the dangerous landscape. In present-day Farson, Wyoming, the Big Sandy Crossing was a hub of transportation, commerce, and communications during its 19th-century heyday. The Big Sandy River’s banks afforded weary travelers a crossing to the nearby Green River. This crossing became a popular point on the Oregon Trail, as well…
