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Three Forks, Wyoming

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Human settlement in United States of America Unincorporated community in Wyoming, United States
Three Forks, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 107°26′41″W / 42.36250°N 107.44472°W / 42.36250; -107.44472
Country United States
StateWyoming
CountyCarbon
Elevation6,277 ft (1,913 m)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Three Forks is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.

Three forks, locally known as Three Forks Muddy Gap, was named from its location at a fork in the road. First settled in 1935 when Highway 287 was built. Local Rancher, Robert L. Tully built a small filling station. Then in his sixties, Tully decided to retire from ranching, selling off much of his original homestead to pay for the construction of the station.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Forks, Wyoming
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Wyoming, a Guide to Its History, and People,. WPA. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-62376-049-6.
Municipalities and communities of Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
County seat: Rawlins
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