Named for Frank S. Lusk, cattleman and owner of the site on which the town was located. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3) Lusk, Converse County, Wyoming was named for Frank S. Lusk, the owner of the land on which the town site was located by him. He was a well known ranchman of Wyoming and subsequently a prominent railroad contractor. (Stennett, 1908)
County:
Niobrara
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
A story of Lusk : the first 100 years. Johnson, Doris DeSersa. [Lusk, WY : The Author, 2004].; Lusk, Wyoming. Niobrara Historical Brevity July 1, 1986. Niobrara County Library Web, 2015
