Name: Tie Siding

 

County: Albany

 

Authority Name: Tie Siding (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry for Locale

GNIS Entry for Populated Place

 

Longitude (Locale):  1052923W

Longitude (Populated Place):  1053027W

Latitude (Locale): 410518N

Latitude (Populated Place): 410449N

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Elevation (Locale): 7871/2399(ft/m)

Elevation (Populated Place): 7693/2345 (ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Locale, Post Office, Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Vast quantities of ties were shipped from this point for use in construction of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Source: WPA

 

Tie Siding is a post office on the southeastern border of the Laramie Plains. When the Union Pacific rails reached the Laramie Mountains in 1867, this heavily timbered region, lying between the prairies and the desert, was a bonanza to tie contractors. When the railroad was completed, Tie Siding became a supply center for ranches in the Red Buttes and Pole Mountain areas. In 1931, the hamlet was moved a short distance, to take advantage of travel on US 287. 

Source: Wyoming Guide 

 

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History:

Tie Siding Post Office was established on January 21, 1875 with Mills D. Hartt as its first postmaster.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Station and town in Albany County on the Union Pacific Railroad, 40 miles west from Cheyenne. Stockraising and farming the leading industry. Some copper ore is found in the neighborhood. Railroad station, Hermosa.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Best Ranch (Tie Siding was originally located in the Dale Creek Quadrangle)

 

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