Headquarters Park Historic District

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Headquarters Park Historic District
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Nearest city Centennial, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°20′16″N106°21′41″W / 41.33778°N 106.36139°W / 41.33778; -106.36139 (Carbon Cemetery)
NRHP reference No. 11000748
Added to NRHPApril 17, 2012 [1]

The Headquarters Park Historic District encompasses the summer headquarters for the Leo Sheep Company, which focused on wool production, and the Rocky Mountain Sheep Company, which concentrated on lamb production, in Carbon County, Wyoming. The area was one of the major summer sheep and lamb-herding regions of Wyoming. Both companies were founded by Lee Emmit Vivion in 1903 and functioned for more than 65 years. [2]

The Headquarters Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in on April 17, 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Headquarters Park Historic District". Wyoming State Preservation Office.