Name: Farson

County: Sweetwater

Authority Name: Farson (Wyo.)

Latitude: 420638N

Longitude: 1092627W

Feature Type: Populated Place

Origin of Name: Named after John Farson, Chicago broker, one of the first to start the reclamation project in this district. Site of the Big Sandy stage station of Oregon Trail and Pony Express.

Source: WPA

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