Rawlins in Carbon County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Rawlins

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 9, 2015

1. Rawlins Marker

Inscription.
In the summer of 1867, a survey partly led by General Grenville M. Dodge seeking a route for the Union Pacific Railroad, stopped one half mile south west of here.
General John A. Rawlins, a member of the party, spoke of the spring there as the most gracious and acceptable of anything he had had on the march and said that if anything was ever named after him he wanted it to be a spring of water.
General Dodge replied: "We will name this Rawlins Springs."
1867 - 1957

Erected 1957 by Wyoming State Historical Society, Carbon County Chapter.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 47.301′ N, 107° 14.414′ W. Marker is in Rawlins, Wyoming, in Carbon County. Marker is on 5th Street near West Buffalo Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 5th Street, Rawlins WY 82301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William Daley Flagpole (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wyoming State Penitentiary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rawlins Springs (approx.

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half a mile away); Rawlins Paint Mines (approx. 2½ miles away); Civil War Cannons (approx. 6½ miles away); The Parco Inn (approx. 6½ miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is in front of the old Rawlins City Hall, now the Rawlins Police Department.

Also see . . . Rawlins, Wyoming. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 17, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 9, 2015

2. Rawlins Marker

The marker is on the left.

John Aaron Rawlins image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer

3. John Aaron Rawlins

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.