Hanna is one of the important shipping points and trading centers of Carbon County. It is located on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad forty miles east of Rawlins, has electric lights and waterworks. It was created in 1886 and named after Mark Hanna. He once reported that the coal fields nearby could "supply the nation with coal for a century." (WPA) Named for Mark A. Hanna. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3) "The town was named for Senator Mark Hanna, when he was a member of the Union Pacific Company." (New York Times, July 1, 1903)
County:
Carbon
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
"Disaster at Hanna" Laramie Boomerang July 1, 1903, page 1.; Nancy Anderson. A Brief History of Hanna, Wyoming. Wyohistory.org
