Blairtown, Wyoming

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Blairtown is an unincorporated community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. [1] It is located near Rock Springs. Town is named after the Blair Brothers who constructed a store and a bridge across the creek from Rock Spring in 1866. [2] [3]

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Industry

Many key industries are located here, including Halliburton and Schlumberger.[ citation needed ] This is a stretch of road that intersects with U.S. Route 191.

History

This town was a mining area before it became a town. It was started by the Blair Brothers back in the 1860s. It has its own park and is located near a set of Union Pacific Railroad. [3]

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Notes

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blairtown, Wyoming
  2. "Blairtown Populated Place Profile / Sweetwater County, Wyoming Data".
  3. 1 2 "Rock Springs Photos". www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com.

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