The town of Deaver was named for D. Clem Deaver, who was immigration commissioner for the Burlington Railroad. Its existence began in 1918, when the Bureau of Reclamation started construction work on the Frannie division of the Shoshone project. (Wasden) Deaver.—To Mr. Kuska we are also indebted or the information that Denver was named for D. Clem Denver, who was immigration agent for the Burlington Railroad from 1905 to 1914. (The Reclamation Era 30:295)
County:
Big Horn
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
"The Making of new towns by government" Riverton Review August 3, 1917, p. 1; The Frannie-Deaver proposition : a chronicle of optimism; and alkali. White, Robert (John Robert) [Billings, MT : R. White, c1990]
