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Name: Platte County
County: Platte
Authority Name: Platte County (Wyo.)
Longitude: 1045802W
Latitude: 420800N
Elevation: 4600/1402
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Feature Type: County
Origin of Name:
Received its name from the North Platte River which flows through the county in a southeasterly direction. Separated from Laramie County and
organized in 1912. County seat is in Wheatland.
Source: WPA
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