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| View Original: | Ayres Natural Bridge in Converse County, near Douglas, is considered one of Wyoming's first tourist attractions LCCN2015634091.tif.tiff (0x0) | |||
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| Keywords: Ayres Natural Bridge in Converse County, near Douglas, is considered one of Wyoming's first tourist attractions LCCN2015634091.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 069 ; But for the Indians who first lived in this country the rocky arch above the waters of LaPrele Creek was a deadly place A young brave had been struck by lightning and killed while hunting the canyon; thus began a legend that an evil spirit called King of Beasts lived below the bridge When white settlers realized this they used the bridge as a place to escape from Indian attacks Early-day mountain men lived in caves nearby and Mormon settlers built cabins nearby in the 1850s In 1882 the ages-old formation finally got a name after Alva Ayres a teamster who had settled the land at the bridge 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015634091 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/34000/34075a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 34075 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 34075 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||