Historic trona byway recognized

Sweetwater County will be home to a historic byway recognizing the area’s trona industry.

The Trona Trail Historic Mine Byway will get recognized May 30 during a dedication ceremony at 1p.m., at Centennial Park in Green River. The byway is the latest route included in the Historic Mine and Byway Program managed by the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. The program started in 2005 with approval from the Wyoming Legislature.

The Sweetwater County Historical Museum approached the Wyoming Monuments and Markers Advisory Committee to create the trail in 2012. So far, three mining trail...