Hams Fork (Lincoln)
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Name:Hams Fork (Lincoln)
Origin Of Name:Located on Hams Fork of the Green River. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3) Another possible name for the post office was Phelps. The Oregon Short Line Railroad station name was Hams Fork Station. (Wyoming Post Offices)
County:Lincoln
Feature Category:Manmade Features
Alternate Spellings:Ham's Fork; Hamsfork
Stories:Once a growing little metropolis on the short line, Hams Fork is now overshadowed by the rising glories of Diamondville. It has coal mining prospects and possibilities before it perhaps as promising as those of its sister town, but its progress at present, in all directions, is at a standstill. (WPA)
Document ID:11673

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