Longitude: 1043402W

Latitude: 443400N

Elevation: 5049/1539

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Feature Type: County

Origin of Name:

Named for General George H. Crook, the Indian fighter.

Source: Gannett, 1905 

Named for General George Crook, of the United States Army, who crushed the Indians of the Northwest, after the defeat and death of General Custer, at their hands. Organized in 1875. County Seat is in Sundance.

Source: WPA

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