Simpson's Hollow

Wyoming | Wyoming

Simpson's Hollow is located on a little used road just south of Farson, Wyoming. It was in this area 150 years ago (October 6, 1857) that U.S. Army supply wagons (led by a Captain Simpson) were burned by Major Lot Smith and 43 Utah Militiamen. They were under orders from Utah Territorial Governor, Brigham Young, to delay the army's advance on Utah. This delay of the army helped affect a peaceful settlement of difficulties.

I travel this road each time I visit Utah, as it shaves about 20 minutes off my drive. I've been driving on this road over 20 years, and today was the first time I stopped to check out this historical site. There's really nothing there but sagebrush and a vast expanse of sky, but the history is interesting....