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Bryan, Wyoming

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256: 56: 67:, in 1868. Unwilling to negotiate with the squatters, the railroad instead laid out a new town to the west of Green River, along the Blacks Fork River, and established it as the local headquarters of the railroad. Stage service was established between Bryan and Green River and from there connecting to mines and towns throughout Wyoming. 70:
Once passed over for the headquarters, the population in Green River dropped rapidly. Several years later, Blacks Fork dried up due to a drought and the railroad was concerned that there was not enough water in Bryan to service the locomotives. The railroad was able to acquire enough land to move
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the headquarters to Green River and completely abandoned Bryan. Green River thrived, but Bryan's population plummeted and never recovered.
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As with other cities in Wyoming, squatters rushed to occupy land in Green River City, in anticipation of the arrival of the
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River, and for a short time was the local headquarters and division point of the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryan, Wyoming
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Union Pacific advertisement promoting connections out of Bryan, Wyoming
32: 54: 35:. Bryan is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of 171: 445:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent state 254: 440: 406: 376: 298: 265: 231: 47:. Today, only a few concrete foundations remain. 183: 8: 103:. University of Nebraska Press. p. 58. 190: 176: 168: 490:Geography of Sweetwater County, Wyoming 80: 7: 198:Municipalities and communities of 14: 1: 506: 201:Sweetwater County, Wyoming 450: 252: 212: 65:transcontinental railroad 154:41.570573°N 109.681449°W 485:Ghost towns in Wyoming 259: 159:41.570573; -109.681449 60: 45:Union Pacific Railroad 258: 99:Larson, T.A. (1990). 58: 463:United States portal 150: /  343:North Rock Springs 260: 101:History of Wyoming 61: 472: 471: 308:Arrowhead Springs 25:Sweetwater County 497: 464: 457: 257: 224: 217: 207: 202: 192: 185: 178: 169: 165: 164: 162: 161: 160: 155: 151: 148: 147: 146: 143: 130: 128: 125:"Bryan, Wyoming" 121: 115: 114: 96: 90: 85: 505: 504: 500: 499: 498: 496: 495: 494: 475: 474: 473: 468: 462: 455: 446: 436: 402: 398:Thayer Junction 379: 372: 313:Clearview Acres 294: 261: 255: 250: 227: 222: 215: 208: 205: 200: 196: 158: 156: 152: 149: 144: 141: 139: 137: 136: 134: 133: 123: 122: 118: 111: 98: 97: 93: 86: 82: 77: 53: 12: 11: 5: 503: 501: 493: 492: 487: 477: 476: 470: 469: 467: 466: 459: 456:Wyoming portal 451: 448: 447: 444: 442: 438: 437: 435: 434: 429: 423: 418: 412: 410: 404: 403: 401: 400: 395: 390: 384: 382: 374: 373: 371: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 348:Point of Rocks 345: 340: 335: 333:Little America 330: 325: 320: 315: 310: 304: 302: 296: 295: 293: 292: 287: 282: 277: 271: 269: 263: 262: 253: 251: 249: 248: 243: 237: 235: 229: 228: 213: 210: 209: 197: 195: 194: 187: 180: 172: 132: 131: 116: 109: 91: 79: 78: 76: 73: 52: 49: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 502: 491: 488: 486: 483: 482: 480: 465: 460: 458: 453: 452: 449: 443: 439: 433: 430: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 411: 409: 405: 399: 396: 394: 393:Sweeney Ranch 391: 389: 386: 385: 383: 381: 375: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 305: 303: 301: 297: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 272: 270: 268: 264: 247: 244: 242: 239: 238: 236: 234: 230: 226: 225: 218: 211: 206:United States 203: 193: 188: 186: 181: 179: 174: 173: 170: 166: 163: 126: 120: 117: 112: 110:0-8032-7936-1 106: 102: 95: 92: 89: 84: 81: 74: 72: 68: 66: 57: 50: 48: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 415: 246:Rock Springs 220: 135: 129:Ancestry.com 119: 100: 94: 83: 69: 62: 16: 15: 408:Ghost towns 380:communities 353:Purple Sage 241:Green River 223:Green River 216:County seat 157: / 145:109°40′53″W 41:Blacks Fork 37:Green River 479:Categories 363:Table Rock 328:James Town 142:41°34′14″N 75:References 39:along the 29:U.S. state 21:ghost town 441:Footnotes 388:Blairtown 290:Wamsutter 358:Reliance 338:McKinnon 285:Superior 426:Linwood 280:Granger 275:Bairoil 51:History 33:Wyoming 27:in the 432:Winton 368:Washam 323:Farson 233:Cities 107:  421:Dines 416:Bryan 378:Other 267:Towns 19:is a 17:Bryan 318:Eden 300:CDPs 105:ISBN 31:of 23:in 481:: 219:: 204:, 428:‡ 191:e 184:t 177:v 127:. 113:.

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ghost town
Sweetwater County
U.S. state
Wyoming
Green River
Blacks Fork
Union Pacific Railroad

transcontinental railroad
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryan, Wyoming
ISBN
0-8032-7936-1
"Bryan, Wyoming"
41°34′14″N 109°40′53″W / 41.570573°N 109.681449°W / 41.570573; -109.681449
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Sweetwater County, Wyoming
County seat
Green River
Cities
Green River
Rock Springs
Towns
Bairoil
Granger
Superior
Wamsutter
CDPs
Arrowhead Springs

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