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Historical Markers in Encampment, Wyoming

 
Clickable Map of Carbon County, Wyoming and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Carbon County, WY (60) Albany County, WY (42) Converse County, WY (40) Fremont County, WY (112) Natrona County, WY (100) Sweetwater County, WY (86) Jackson County, CO (6) Moffat County, CO (8) Routt County, CO (8)  CarbonCounty(60) Carbon County (60)  AlbanyCounty(42) Albany County (42)  ConverseCounty(40) Converse County (40)  FremontCounty(112) Fremont County (112)  NatronaCounty(100) Natrona County (100)  SweetwaterCounty(86) Sweetwater County (86)  JacksonCountyColorado(6) Jackson County (6)  MoffatCounty(8) Moffat County (8)  RouttCounty(8) Routt County (8)
Rawlins is the county seat for Carbon County
Encampment is in Carbon County
      Carbon County (60)  
ADJACENT TO CARBON COUNTY
      Albany County (42)  
      Converse County (40)  
      Fremont County (112)  
      Natrona County (100)  
      Sweetwater County (86)  
      Jackson County, Colorado (6)  
      Moffat County, Colorado (8)  
      Routt County, Colorado (8)  
 
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1 Wyoming, Carbon County, Encampment — Encampment, Wyoming(Grand Encampment) — Elevation 7,323 feet —
Gateway to the sites of Ghost Towns of the Copper Country. Once a favorite hunting ground of Prehistoric man, later "Camp le Grand" became a noted rendezvous of Indians and trappers. In 1897 the townsite was laid out by Willis George Emerson and . . . Map (db m95468) HM
2 Wyoming, Carbon County, Encampment — Thomas A. Edison
Camped near this spot in 1878, while on a fishing trip. It was here that his attention was directed to the fiber from his bamboo fishing pole which he tested as a suitable filament for his incandescent electric lamp. Born February . . . Map (db m107499) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024