Name: Lost Soldier Oil Field

 

County: Sweetwater

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1073348W

Latitude: 421414N

 

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Elevation: 6860/2091

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Oilfield

 

Origin of Name:

Like so many other oilfields, it took a name that was established years before. A part of Wyoming is known as the "Lost Soldier District." How it got its name is a story that carries a punch and a bit of a tragedy, as well as a tinge of reflection on men who wore the uniforms of soldiers. Some soldiers stationed down around Rawlins, Wyoming, in years past, heard of a spot in the hills where whiskey was being made. Three of them started out to find the spot. Whether they found it or not is another story. Two of them never returned. They became lost in the snow. A third one reached headquarters and there was a fruitless search for the missing pair. So the area covered in the search became known as the "Lost Soldier District." When oil was found on a structure in this part of Wyoming, the field acquired the title of "Lost Soldier," which is the type of name that clings to those who follow the drilling of wells.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Little Lost Soldier

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Bairoil 

 

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