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Sawmill Canyon (Platte)

 

Name: Sawmill Canyon

 

County: Platte

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1045425W

Latitude: 422316N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 4482/1366

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Valley

 

Origin of Name:

 

At head of Lake Guernsey, the valley was known to have been a rendezvous for a gang of outlaws under the leadership of Alfred Slade, notorious highwayman who operated throughout the district in 1860-61.

 

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Slade Canyon

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Cassa

 

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