shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming

in the Wind River foothills, off WY-28 between Lander and Farson

South Pass City historic mining town

Name: South Pass City historic mining town — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the town where women voted first.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A gold-rush town on Willow Creek in the southern Wind River foothills, founded in 1867 and once home to as many as 2,000 people working the placer and lode claims along South Pass. The boom faded in a few years, but the town never fully emptied. It is now a Wyoming State Historic Site, twenty-odd preserved buildings on the original streets. South Pass City is also where Esther Hobart Morris was appointed the first female justice of the peace in the country, in 1870. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

South Pass City historic mining town, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about South Pass City historic mining town

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

South Pass City sits on Willow Creek in the southern foothills of the Wind River Range, in Fremont County, Wyoming, at about 7,870 feet. The town was founded in 1867 after gold was struck in the Sweetwater district and grew quickly to a peak population sometimes estimated near 2,000 before the placers played out within a few years. It is reached today by a graded gravel spur off Wyoming Highway 28, about thirty-five miles south of Lander. The Wyoming State Parks system preserves the site as roughly two dozen original and restored buildings on the original street grid.

— informed by Wikipedia — South Pass City, Wyoming, Wyoming State Parks — South Pass City

— the year

Wyoming Territory passed the first law in the country granting women full suffrage on December 10, 1869, and the law took effect from South Pass City: Esther Hobart Morris was appointed justice of the peace there on February 14, 1870, the first woman to hold judicial office in the United States. A statue of Morris stands today at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne, and a smaller marker remains in South Pass City. The site is open daily mid-May through September and hosts living-history events tied to that anniversary each summer.

— informed by Wikipedia — Esther Hobart Morris, Wyoming State Historical Society

— the visit

The historic site is open daily from mid-May through September, typically 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is currently $4 for Wyoming residents and $5 for non-residents; children under eighteen are free. The grounds include the Carissa Mine, the original Smith-Sherlock General Store, the South Pass Hotel, and the schoolhouse. The road in is graded gravel for the last two miles off WY-28 and is closed in winter. There are no services at the site beyond the visitor center; the nearest gas and food are in Atlantic City or back in Lander.

— informed by Wyoming State Parks — South Pass City, Wikipedia — Carissa Mine

— where

United States · Fremont County, Wyoming

— within

South Pass City State Historic Site

— elevation

2,399 m · 7,870 ft

— position

42.4700° N · 108.8000° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

5 km E

Atlantic City

neighbor mining town

55 km N

Lander

town

10 km S

South Pass

Continental Divide pass

at the lake

Carissa Mine

historic gold mine

South Pass City historic mining town

Atlantic City

Lander

South Pass

Carissa Mine

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about South Pass City historic mining town — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In Fremont County, Wyoming, on Willow Creek in the southern Wind River foothills at about 7,870 feet. Access is by a graded gravel spur off WY-28, roughly thirty-five miles south of Lander.

It is where Esther Hobart Morris was appointed justice of the peace in February 1870, the first woman to hold judicial office in the United States. The town also anchors Wyoming's 1869 women's suffrage law.

In 1867, after gold was struck in the Sweetwater mining district. The town grew rapidly to a peak population sometimes estimated near 2,000 before the placer claims played out within a few years.

Yes, as a Wyoming State Historic Site. The site opens daily from mid-May through September with about two dozen preserved buildings on the original street grid. The road is closed in winter.

Admission is currently $4 for Wyoming residents and $5 for non-residents, with children under eighteen free. Tickets are sold at the visitor center near the entrance.

The Carissa Mine, the Smith-Sherlock General Store, the South Pass Hotel, the schoolhouse, and the original cabins along the main street. Living-history demonstrations run on summer weekends.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. South Pass City is a touchstone for Wyoming history, both the gold rush and the suffrage story, and the tile reads as a small piece of that place. A Medium with a studio note fits the register.

It suits Western-modern and warm farmhouse interiors built on weathered wood and iron. The ochres and aged-pine tones also hold their own in jewel-tone maximalist rooms with deeper green or oxblood walls.

Yes. The current direction pares back the heavy lodge look in favor of one quiet place piece on a clean wall. A single Large above a console or hearth reads as story rather than ornament.

A single Large carries a standard sofa cleanly; for a longer wall a 4-tile Mural fits the proportion. Above a console table a Medium or a 9-tile Mural sits at eye line.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and made for humid rooms, including the wall behind a range, a powder room, or a mudroom drop zone.

A microfiber cloth with water is enough for the Glossy show pieces. For Dura Satin or Matte in a working kitchen or bath, the same cloth with mild dish soap clears residue without affecting the surface.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, under Reid Wender's eye. No licensed images, no third-party art.

— if this one stayed with you