Name: Copperton

 

County: Carbon

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1070719W

Latitude: 410835N

 

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Elevation: 8373/2552

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place, Post Office

 

Origin of Name:

Named for the copper taken from the nearby mountain.

Source: Annals 14(3)  

 

Ghost remnants of a way station of early mining days, named for copper taken from the nearby mountain. Most of the copper ore taken from the mine was of carbonate and sulpuret, the latter sometimes very rich in both copper and silver, yielding as high as 60 percent of the former, as high as 500 ounces per ton of silver.  

Source: WPA

 

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History:

Copperton Post Office was established on April 24, 1900 with Cecilia Teller as its postmaster. It was discontinued on October 31, 1901 but re-established on April 15, 1904. It was discontinued again in September, 1909 and its mail then handled at Dillon Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Bridger Peak

 

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