World's Largest Elk Antler Arch
Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Historic Antler Arch.
Details
- Where
- 458 Washington St, Afton, WY 83110. Directions
- Getting there
- historic Antler Arch on our Main Street.
- Access
- Fundraising for our historic Antler Arch Restoration that will soon be needed.
- Phone
- 307-885-9831
- Website
- visitaftonwy.com
- Managed by
- Afton Board of Tourism.
- Established
- 1958.
Passes through the historic Antler Arch on our Main Street.
Notable Events
- 1956Members of the Chamber of Commerce and others conceived the idea of putting elk horns over the Main street in the early summer of 1956. starvalleyhistoricalsociety.org
- 1958Huge Elk Horn Arch to be built across main Street in Afton soon. newspaperarchive.com
- 1958The arch was finished in July 1958 at a cost of approximately $2,500, raised by Chamber of Commerce members through contributions, donations of labor and part of their regular fees. starvalleyhistoricalsociety.org
People
- Walter Kenneth Olsen, President of the Afton Chamber of Commerce who initiated the idea of the Elk Horn Arch and gathered and wired elk horns with the Boy Scouts (1903 - 1983).