Name: Deer Corral Spring

 

County: Crook

 

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Longitude:  1040815W

Latitude: 442723N

 

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Elevation: 4058/1237

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Feature Type: Spring

 

Origin of Name:

Name given to the rimrock at the head of Government Canyon for the reason that early hunters, engaged in selling meat to miners in the Black Hills, would drive deer to the fan-shaped ridge where they could be easily shot.

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Red Canyon Creek

 

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