Tag: Wyoming
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10 Interesting Facts About Rock Springs
Facts About Rock Springs Rock Springs was incorporated as a city in 1888 and is still the principal city in Sweetwater County. Rock Springs is the site of Western Wyoming Community College and Wyoming’s Big Show, a yearly event with a carnival and concerts which is held at the Sweetwater County Events Complex. Rock Springs…
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20 Interesting Facts About Gillette
Facts About Gillette Gillette started as Donkey Town, named after Donkey Creek, and then was moved and called Rocky Pile after Rocky Draw. Gillette was founded in 1891 as a major railway town on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Gillette was incorporated on January 6, 1892, less than two years after Wyoming became a…
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10 Interesting Facts About Evanston, Wyoming
Facts About Evanston Evanston was named after James A. Evans, a civil engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad. Evanston was a major stop on the Lincoln Highway. The highway ran east to west from East Service Rd to Bear River Dr, on Front St to Harrison Dr, to Wasatch Rd southwest to Echo Canyon in…
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10 Interesting Facts About Riverton, Wyoming
Facts About Riverton The town of Riverton was established in 1906. On August 21, 2017, a Total Solar Eclipse went over Riverton. The community was named Riverton because of the four rivers that meet there. The city’s population was 10,682 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in the county. Riverton is home…
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10 Interesting Facts About Green River
Facts About Green River The townsite of Green River, Dakota Territory was platted by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. The territory of Wyoming was created on July 25, 1868, and the Town of Green River was incorporated on August 21, 1868, under the laws of the previous Territory of Dakota since the laws of…
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10 Interesting Facts About Cody, Wyoming
Facts About Cody Cody is named after Colonel William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody for his part in the founding of Cody in 1896. Cody is a city in Northwest Wyoming and the county seat of Park County, Wyoming, United States. Cody is located at 44°31′24″N 109°3′26″W (44.523244, −109.057109). The city has a total area of…
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10 Interesting Facts About Douglas, Wyoming
Facts About Douglas Douglas was platted in 1886 when the Wyoming Central Railway established a railway station Douglas is located in east-central Wyoming and is the county seat for Converse County. Douglas was Incorporated in September of 1887 with a total population of 805, Douglas was born as the result of the extension of the…
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10 Interesting Facts About Rawlins, Wyoming
Facts About Rawlins Rawlins was founded by Civil War General John A. Rawlins in 1882. Rawlins was incorporated in 1886. Rawlins is located in Carbon County at 41°47′25″N 107°14′3″W (41.790397, -107.234297). The city has a total area of 8.28 square miles, of which 8.24 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles is water. The…
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10 Interesting Facts About Lander, Wyoming
Facts About Lander The city is home to spectacular climbing crags and walls and annually hosts the International Climbers Fest. Lander was known as Pushroot, Fort Brown, and Fort Auger prior to its current name. The town was named Lander in honour of General Frederick W. Lander, a famous transcontinental explorer who surveyed the Oregon…
