Site of Halfway House Stage House
19 miles north of Meeteetse on Highway 120

At this spot in 1903 a rock dugout facing south, near a fresh-water spring in the hillside, was established as a stage “noon stop” where horses were changed and meals served. The primitive accommodation was halfway between Corbett Crossing on the Stinking Water River and the bustling frontier town of Meeteetse. In 1904 Halfway Stop had a newfangled telephone, complete with a large “Public Telephone” sign. The station was abandoned in 1908 after automobiles began to use the route, but the spring remained in use for many years, a favorite watering place in this arid country. This marker commemorates early station keepers and travelers who passed this way.