Green River WY 1908 Poster

In June of 1908 the Barroll family took off from Pasadena CA and after 40 days of very tough conditions made it to Chicago, IL. This was one of the first family road trips of its kind. Green River was incorporated in 1868 in what was then the Dakota Territory. The city was the starting point from which John Wesley Powell started his famous expeditions of the Green River, the Colorado River, and the Grand Canyon in the late 1800s. Green River was originally supposed to be the site of a division point for the Union Pacific Railroad, but when the railroad finally reached the point, officials were surprised to find that a city had already been established there. The famous "Castle Rock" can be seen in the upper middle of the photograph.