Trails Center
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Collins | |||
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Trails Center Presents Jack Rosenthal Map Collection:
Temporary exhibit showcases historic maps of the United States,
U.S. territories and Wyoming from 1853 to 1912
The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) is presenting a temporary exhibit on historic maps of the United States, United States territories in the west, and the state of Wyoming.
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The exhibit includes 37 original maps that date from 1853 to 1912. The collection is on loan from the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper.
“The maps are fascinating,” said Alex Rose, Trails Center interpreter. “Visitors have the opportunity to follow the development of Wyoming from pre-territorial years, and to discover mistakes made by early mapmakers.”
For more information, contact the NHTIC at (307) 261-7780.
The NHTIC is a part of the BLM's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). The areas of the NLCS are specifically designed to conserve, protect, and restore the exceptional scientific, natural, cultural, ecological, historical, and recreation
values of these treasured landscapes.
The NHTIC is a public-private partnership between the BLM and the National Historic Trails Center Foundation. The facility is located at 1501 N. Poplar Street, Casper, WY.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Trails Center 1501 North Poplar Street Casper, WY 82601