Name: Crook County
County: Crook
Authority Name: Crook County (Wyo.)
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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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