Name: Morton

 

County: Fremont

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1084628W

Latitude: 431202N

 

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Elevation: 5515/1681

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Feature Type: Populated Place, Post Office

 

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History:

Morton Post Office was established as the Kinnear Post Office on January 18, 1907. Its name was changed to Pilot Post Office on  February 16, 1914 and changed to Morton Post Offfice on December 17, 1924. Fern M. Palmer was its postmaster. It was discontinued in January, 1980.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Morton, twenty four miles west of Riverton, had quite a bustling population at the time the Hiline Canal was being built from Diversion Dam to the Morton Reservoir. Camp activities here lasted a couple of years, but about 1922 the camp was practically deserted. All the small homes in which the laborers had lived were moved away, the store buildings were closed, the hotel became deserted, and the townsite took on the appearance of a cemetary at night time.  

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Morton

 

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