Name: Sun
County: Natrona
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Located sixty miles southwest of Casper and named for Tom Sun, one of the pioneer settlers in Natrona County. The settlement was once known as Devil’s Gate Post Office.
Source: WPA
Located sixty miles southwest of Casper and named for Tom Sun who was among the first of the pioneers to homestead in the Sweetwater country.
Source: Annals 15(1)
Sun Post Office was established in March, 1906 with Thomas E. Sun as its first postmaster.
Source: Wyoming Post Offices
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Sun Post Office was established in March, 1906 and discontinued in December, 1909 after which its mail was handled at the Alcova Post Office.
Source: Wyoming Post Offices
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More Information:
Rea, Tom. Devil's Gate: Owning the Land, Owning the Story. Norman, OK.: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006.
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