Thermopolis was named in 1895 by Dr. Julius A. Schuelke. Doctor Schulke was a pioneer German physician who was one of the first to recognize the value of medicinal qualities of the mineral waters. When we speak of Thermopolis we naturally think of Thermos as meaning heat. The city was named after the Pass of Thermopylae, famed in Greek history as the Spartan battle ground. The word is combined from the Greek derivative which is literally translated "City of Hot Mineral Baths." (WPA) Named by Dr. Julious Shulke and Joe McGill, the latter a student of languages, for its proximity to the hot springs and taken from the Greek words therme and polis meaning "heat and city." (Annals of Wyoming 15:1)
Other Names:
Hot City, Torrey, Hot Springs, Old Town, Old Thermopolis
