Mayoworth, Wyoming
Mayoworth, Wyoming
Mayoworth Junction | ||
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ZIP code 82639 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1597396[1] | |
Mayoworth is an unincorporated place in the southwestern part of
Mayoworth is on the North Fork of the Powder River, which experienced severe flooding in 1992.[3]
The Mayoworth Number Ten clay mine is just to the northwest of town.[4]
Barnum is several miles south of Mayoworth, and Big Trails is the nearest place over the Bighorn range.
History
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Nearby Dull Knife Battlefield is the site of an 1876 battle between the U.S. Army and Cheyenne.
From the late 1860s to about 1910, the Hole-in-the-Wall mountain pass was used by outlaws such as Butch Cassidy. Several gangs kept a cabin nearby.
Mayoworth is named after Mae Marie Jones and William Worthington Morgareidge. It’s a combination of their two names.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayoworth, Wyoming
- ^ Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.
- U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayoworth Number Ten Mine
Further reading
- Richardson, Albert L. (1950). Geology of the Mayoworth Region, Johnson County, Wyoming (M.A., Geology). University of Wyoming.
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