Fossil Cabin, commercieel gebouw in Wyoming, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Fossil Cabin is a small brick structure near Medicine Bow built in 1932 using approximately 5,796 dinosaur bones collected from a nearby quarry. The bones were glued together to form the walls and frame, creating a distinctive building with an unusual, rough-textured appearance.
Thomas Boylan homesteaded the land in 1908 and began collecting dinosaur fossils starting in 1916 from the nearby Como Bluff quarry. After spending 16 years gathering bones unsuccessfully to assemble a complete skeleton, he redirected his efforts into building the cabin in 1932.
The cabin served as a roadside attraction where travelers could encounter Wyoming's natural history firsthand. It reflects how local entrepreneurs once engaged visitors with the region's fossil heritage in a creative way.
The building stands alone beside the highway and can be viewed from the road, though interior access is not currently available. The quiet, open surroundings make it easy to stop and observe this unusual structure from your vehicle or while standing nearby.
The cabin gained national recognition when explorer Robert Ripley featured it in his 'Believe It or Not' newspaper column. Originally intended as an unconventional gas station to lure highway travelers, it became instead a memorable symbol of creative American roadside marketing.
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