Three Forks, Wyoming
Three Forks, Wyoming | |
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Three Forks Location within Wyoming Three Forks Location within the contenental United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 107°26′41″W / 42.36250°N 107.44472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Carbon |
| Elevation | 6,277 ft (1,913 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Three Forks is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.[1]
Three forks, locally known as Three Forks Muddy Gap, was named from its location at a fork in the road.[2] First settled in 1935 when Highway 287 was built. Local Rancher, Robert L. Tully built a small filling station. Then in his sixties, Tully decided to retire from ranching, selling off much of his original homestead to pay for the construction of the station.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Forks, Wyoming
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Wyoming, a Guide to Its History, and People,. WPA. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-62376-049-6.
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