Gebo, Wyoming

Gebo is a ghost town located in Hot Springs County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is located about 11 miles (18 km) north of Thermopolis. The town was established as a coal mining camp in 1907 alongside the nearby camps of Crosby and Kirby.[1] It was named after Samuel Gebo who established the Owl Creek Coal Company and the first mine in the area. Mining remained active until 1938. At its height, over 2000 people lived in the area, mostly miners and their families, making Gebo briefly the largest town in the county.[1] The remains of the town were bulldozed in 1971, though some buildings and the cemetery remain.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coal Camps, Gebo.". Wyoming Tales and Trails. http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/coalgebo.html. 
  2. ^ "Gebo Cemetery". washakiecounty.com. http://www.washakiecounty.com/Hot_Springs_County/Gebo_Cemetery/Gebo_Cemetery_Preface.htm. 
Municipalities and communities of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA
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