Annual Festivals:Park County Fair - July 24 - 28, 2007, Wings ‘N’ Wheels 2007 - August 17 & 18
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Located in the heart of the Big Horn Basin, Powell lies just 75 miles east of Yellowstone National Park on US 14A, and is surrounded by the Big Horn, Pryor, and Absaroka mountain ranges. Powell was named for Major John Wesley Powell, famed proponent of west¬ern land reclamation and early explorer of the Rocky Mountain West. Although Powell never visited the community this important trading center was named in his honor.
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The Homesteaders Museum fea¬tures Powell's early settlers and a docu¬mentary about the Heart Mountain Relocation Center west of town. During World War II, the center was the third largest city in Wyoming when 11,000 Americans of Japanese descent were interned there. The remains of the center can be visited. The historic site features and eight station walking tour and a memorial honor roll and park.
Take the RV and hit the open road in Wyoming knowing you can stop for the night and need not worry about a place to sleep. The shortest of Wyoming's Interstate Highways, I-90 cutting across the northeast corner of the state from Sundance to Sheridan, is also one of the most scenic routes. This highway rolls over the western edge of the Black Hills, passes near Sundance Mountain and then traverse the northern edge of the Powder River Basin before flanking the east face of the Bighorn Mountains. read more
From museums of wildlife art to museums dedicated to Wyoming's Western heritage, the inquisitive vistor will have plenty to see and do in Wyoming's museums. read more
