Orin
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Name:Orin
Origin Of Name:Named for Orin Hughitt. (WPA) Orin Junction, Converse County, Wyoming was named from the given name of Orin Hughitt of Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, an uncle of the president of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The word "Junction" was added to the man's name because the place became a junction of two railroads. (Stennett, 1908)
Other Names:Orin Junction
County:Converse
Feature Category:Manmade Features
Document ID:11578

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