A Symbol of Scandal: Teapot Rock

How to find it: About 4.5 miles north of the junction of I-25 and State Route 259, a unique geologic structure known as Teapot Rock dominates the landscape just east of the highway. Teapot Ranch is nestled at its base (E-1/2 Section 27,T38N-R79W)

Oil Derek

About the site: This landmark was so distinctive with its handle and spout that the nearby Teapot dome Oil Field was named after it. Unfortunately, the rock has lost both its characteristic spout and handle over the years to the elements. The handle was the first to go; Pauline Schultz, curator of the Salt Creek Museum in Midwest, says that the spout was destroyed during a tornado sometime after theis histric photograph was taken. At this point, the great oil-bearing sands of the Teapot Dome and the Salt Creek field are several miles to the north.

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Stop 1 A Symbol of Scandal: Teapot Rock · Stop 2 Not a Trace: Teapot Townsite · Stop 3 New Lavoye: The Palm Beach of Wyoming · Stop 4 Teapot Dome (Naval Petroleum Reserve): Watergate of the 1920s · Stop 5 Pumping Station/Storage Tank Facility · Stop 6 Old Lavoye: Picked Up and Moved · Stop 7 The North-South Railroad: Remnants of a Grand Scheme · Stop 8 Gas Plant Camp, Midwest's Major Suburb · Stop 9 Salt Creek Oil Field Interpretive Sign and Oil Derrick · Stop 10 Canadian Camp · Stop 11 Midwest Cemetery · Stop 12 Lewis Camp (Camp No. 3) · Stop 13 Jackass (IBA) Spring · Stop 14 The First Well: Shannon Pool Oil Field; Shannon Camp · Stop 15 A Monument to Engineering: The Midwest Electric Plant · Stop 16 Midwest: Where "Democracy and Fairness Predominates"

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