Evanston in Uinta County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Evanston
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013
1. Evanston Marker
Inscription.
Evanston was established by the Union Pacific Railroad Company late in 1868. In the first county election, September 6, 1870, Evanston was chosen county seat. Union Pacific Railroad shops moved here in the fall of 1871. Timber and sawmill operations were the leading business. Cattle and sheep ranching became the basic industry of Unita county. In the '70s and early '80s, a Chinese Joss House, one of the three in the United States, attracted thousands of Chinese for Chinese New Year's Day ceremonies. About four hundred Chinese normally lived in China Town and worked in the Almy coal mines. The Joss House burned on January 26, 1922.
Evanston was established by the Union Pacific Railroad Company late in 1868. In the first county election, September 6, 1870, Evanston was chosen county seat. Union Pacific Railroad shops moved here in the fall of 1871. Timber and sawmill operations were the leading business. Cattle and sheep ranching became the basic industry of Unita county. In the '70s and early '80s, a Chinese Joss House, one of the three in the United States, attracted thousands of Chinese for Chinese New Year's Day ceremonies. About four hundred Chinese normally lived in China Town and worked in the Almy coal mines. The Joss House burned on January 26, 1922.
Location. 41° 16.278′ N, 110° 57.256′ W. Marker is in Evanston, Wyoming, in Uinta County. It is on Bear River Drive 0.2 miles east of Wyoming Highway 89, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at the entrance to the Uinta County Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Evanston WY 82931, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Uinta Mountains and in the Westward Expansion Trails Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
