Name: Sweetwater Station
County: Fremont
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GNIS Entry
Longitude: 1081101W
Latitude: 423232N
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Elevation: 6548/1996
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Feature Type: Populated Place
Origin of Name:
This post was established in 1861 to protect the Pacific telegraph line and emigrants. It was abandoned in 1867.
Source: WPA
A crossing of the Sweetwater River which was the site of the Sweetwater Station, a military post for the protection of emigrants.
Source: Wyoming Guide
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1:24000 Quadrangle: Sweetwater Station
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