Entries Containing All of the Phrases «carbon county» AND «wyoming»

By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2015

Markers on the Wyoming History Walk in Centennial Park

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Wyoming, Natrona County, Casper — Casper - Natrona County - State Founding —

On April 9, 1889, application was made to have the town of Casper incorporated. John Merritt made the application in Rawlins, Wyoming since Casper was in Carbon County at that time. On July 8, 1889, Casper was incorporated and George Mitchell was . . . — — Map (db m164529) HM

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2 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Rawlins — Rawlins Springs —

In the summer of 1867, a survey party led by General Grenville M. Dodge seeking a route for the Union Pacific Railroad stopped here. General John A. Rawlins, a member of the party, spoke of the spring as "the most gracious and acceptable of . . . — — Map (db m67982) HM

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3 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Rawlins — Rawlins —

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 . . . — — Map (db m89705) HM

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4 ► Wyoming, Campbell County, Wright — The Beginning of Coal Mining in Wyoming —

"The lack of rail service in large areas of Wyoming did not prevent small coal mines from being opened. Throughout much of rural Wyoming wood was not readily available, and it was too valuable to be used as fuel on the plains and basins. Coal . . . — — Map (db m242967) HM

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5 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Sinclair — Fenimore Chatterton — From Bookkeeper to Political Power —

At age 18, Fenimore Chatterton arrived in Wyoming on September 12, 1878 to begin a lifelong career of service to Wyoming. The young Fenimore came west on the Union Pacific to Fort Steele for a bookkeeping job at the J.W, Hugus Trading Post. . . . — — Map (db m89995) HM

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6 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Rawlins — Northern Boundary of The Republic of Texas —

April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston and the Texian Army defeated Mexican President, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. On May 14, 1836 the defeated Santa Anna signed the Treaty of Velasco, establishing The Republic of Texas, an independent . . . — — Map (db m283695) HM

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7 ► Wyoming, Carbon County, Sinclair — Ranching Central —

You are in Carbon County, an area central to Wyoming's past and present ranching industry. In the 1930s the county was populated by over one million sheep and annually shipped more pounds of wool than any other county in the United States.         . . . — — Map (db m67987) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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