Name: Pacific Springs

 

County: Fremont

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1085617W

Latitude: 422014N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 7175/2187

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Spring

 

Origin of Name:

A favorite camp site for emigrants 'just over the hump.' The water of the spring originates less than four miles from the Continental Divide and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean. Here is the site of a stage and pony express station of the early 1860's. 

Source: Wyoming Guide

 

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Maps: 

1:24000 Quadrangle: Pacific Springs

 

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