Guernsey Lake Park
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Guernsey State Park is a public recreation area surrounding the Guernsey Reservoir, an impoundment of the North Platte River, one mile northwest of the town of Guernsey in Platte County, Wyoming. The state park has campgrounds, boat ramps and hiking trails as well as exceptional examples of structures created by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Facilities are managed for the Bureau of Reclamation by the Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites. The park began with the construction of the Guernsey Dam, started in 1925 and completed in 1927. Between 1934 and 1939, workers with the Civilian Conservation Corps created recreational facilities on the land surrounding the dam's reservoir. Park management fell to the state of Wyoming in 1957. Lake Guernsey State Park (also known as Guernsey State Park Historic District, Lake Guernsey Park, Guernsey Lake Park, or Guernsey State Park) was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1997 for its design history and construction. The park's design was the result of the first collaboration between the National Park Service and the Bureau of Reclamation, and its infrastructure was built by Civilian Conservation Corps crews. The historic district contains 60 contributing resources: 14 buildings, three sites and 43 structures, as well as 46 non-contributing resources. The Guernsey State Park Museum offers information about the CCC and the natural and cultural history of the area. The park contains a separate National Historic Landmark, the Oregon Trail Ruts. Register Cliff, another feature of the Oregon Trail listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located two miles southeast of the park. The park has seven campgrounds and three boat ramps. Fish species include walleye, yellow perch and channel catfish. Fish populations are affected by the reservoir's twice-yearly draw-downs. Guernsey State Park Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails Guernsey State Park Brochure and Map Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails Lake Guernsey State Park National Historic Landmark Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WY-81, "Guernsey State Park Museum, Highway 317, Guernsey, Platte County, WY", 11 photos, 1 color transparency, 1 photo caption page HALS No. WY-2, "Guernsey State Park", 18 data pages HALS No. WY-2-A, "Guernsey State Park, Men's Room", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page HALS No. WY-2-B, "Guernsey State Park, Park Sign", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page HALS No. WY-2-C, "Guernsey State Park, Castle Picnic Shelter", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
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When was Guernsey Lake Park listed on the National Register?
Guernsey Lake Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1980.
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Guernsey Lake Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
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