Rawlins in Carbon County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Rawlins Springs
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 6, 2013
1. Rawlins Springs Marker
General John A. Rawlins, a member of the party, spoke of the spring 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."
Erected 1957 by Carbon County Chapter of the Wyoming State Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 41° 46.948′ N, 107° 14.708′ W. Marker is in Rawlins, Wyoming, in Carbon County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of W. Davis Street and Bennett Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker can be reached from the parking lot of the city park for Rawlins Springs; the parking lot is immediately west of the intersection of W. Davis and Bennett streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. Rawlins (approx. half a mile away); William Daley Flagpole
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More about this marker. The marker tablet was designed and placed in 1957 by the Carbon County Chapter of the Wyoming State Historical Society with the following officers listed: Neal E. Miller, President; Alex Gordon, 1st Vice Pres.; L.D. Rettstatt, 2nd Vice Pres.; Lovina Pierson, Secy.; Kleber H. Handsell, Treas.; A.H. MacDougall, Repr.
The marker also includes the following inscription: "In grateful recognition of the material aid and technical assistance of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Sinclair Refining Company, and the University of Wyoming."
Also see . . . 1920 Photo of Rawlins Springs. From digital collection of the University of Wyoming. (Submitted on August 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 6, 2013
2. Marker overlooking Rawlins Springs
Photographed By Duane Hall, July 6, 2013
3. Rawlins Springs
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4. General John A. Rawlins. Born In 1831; Died in 1869.
Grant first knew Rawlins at Galena, Illinois, near which place the latter was born and where he had raised himself, in spite of poverty, to the rank of a respectable lawyer. He was a Douglas Democrat and a strong Union man. When Grant was promoted to brigadier-general he asked Rawlins to become a member of his staff, with the rank of captain. Rawlins joined Grant in September, 1861, at Cairo, became his assistant adjutant-general, and finally his chief of staff, remaining with him to the end. He was promoted to brigadier-general August 11, 1863, and brigadier-general and chief of staff of the United States Army March 5, 1865. Grant, as President, made him Secretary of War March 11, 1869. He died September 6, 1869.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. X., No. 3, January 1898, Men and Events in the American Civil War by Charles A. Dana, Part III, Page 253, image on page 262.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. X., No. 3, January 1898, Men and Events in the American Civil War by Charles A. Dana, Part III, Page 253, image on page 262.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 925 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
