Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“Shoshone-Episcopal Mission is a historic mission and school in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The school was built from 1889 to 1890 by Rev.”
Wikipedia article Shoshone-Episcopal Mission, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Fremont County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Shoshone-Episcopal Mission between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,619 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 191 |
| Fireworks | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | CONEHEAD |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | 102 NORTH FORK |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | 48 SHIPTON LANE |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | GROVE |
| 5 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Wind River Agency | SAND PIT FIRE |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Wind River Agency | SAGE CREEK |
| 5 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wind River Agency | MULTIFIRES |
| 29 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wind River Agency | SKATE PARK 4 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Shoshone-Episcopal Mission: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Washakie Hot Spring | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Wind River Indian Reservation No.1 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Ethete #2 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Mill Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Wind River Mtn Front #2 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Wind River Mtn Front #6 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fort Washakie Historic District | 1.8 miles | 1969 |
 | St. Michael's Mission | 7.2 miles | 1971 |
| Faith Hall | 7.3 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001931 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fremont County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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