Name: Bothwell
County: Natrona
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Feature Type: Locale
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Named for the Bothwell Brothers. The town was advertised but for various reasons few lots were sold. The summer boom was on, Averell and a woman named Ella Watson, known as “Cattle Kate” were hanged by some cattlemen to the limb of a tree, and their bodies were buried in the dooryard of Averell’s saloon. Shops were closed and the town winked out and died. There was nothing left but the two graves.
Source: WPA
Bothwell was near the banks of Horse Creek. Here, The Sweetwater Land and Improvement Company, incorporated with a capital of $300,000.00, planned a town. During the summer of 1889, Bothwell had a store, blacksmith shop, post office, saloon, and a newspaper, the Sweetwater Chief.
Source: Wyoming Guide
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Bothwell Post Office was established in September, 1889. In June, 1892, it was changed to Johnstown.
Source: Wyoming Post Offices
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Sweetwater Chief
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