Name: Old Percy

County: Carbon

Authority Name: 

GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1063035W

Latitude:414755N

Legal Description:

Elevation: 6975/2126

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Locale, Post Office

Origin of Name:

Named for Union Pacific engineer, Colonel Percy, who was killed by Indians. Percy had stood them off for several days with his rifle before being killed.  

Source: WPA

Other Names: Percy

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History:

Percy Post Office was established on December 31, 1868 in Laramie County, Wyoming Territory. Nathan Vandervoorts was the first postmaster. It was discontinued on January 2, 1878 but re-established on June 7, 1880. It was discontinued again on May 14, 1886 and established once more on January 8, 1887. It was discontinued for a final time on June 2, 1900 after which its mail was handled by the Carbon Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

Station on the Overland Route and Union Pacific Railroad. East of Percy the train enters a cut 65 feet deep and 1 1/2 miles long through beds of coal, carbonaceous shale, and sandstone. It is reported that the coal taken up here by the steam shovel was used in the engine and furnished the power for making the cut.

Source: Guidebook of the Western United States 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Hanna

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