Jelm
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Name:Jelm
Origin Of Name:Named for Jelm Mountain in the Medicine Bow National Forest. (WPA) Derives its name from a tie contractor named Gillom who cut ties for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1860. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3)
Other Names:Cummins, Cummins City, Jelm City
County:Albany
Feature Category:Manmade Features
More Reading:"Historic Old Jelm is soon to produce ore" Laramie Boomerang October 3, 1901; The Medicine Bow mining camps. 1st ed. Duncan, Mel. Laramie, Wyo. : Jelm Mountain Publications, 1990.
Document ID:12800

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