Green River: No Longer Wild, Forever Tamed

Green River: No Longer Wild, Forever Tamed (HM1OWL)

Location: Green River, WY 82935 Sweetwater County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 32.231', W 109° 28.874'

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Still Home to People & Wildlife

Welcome to Green River, Wyoming - a town named for the river below you. This high-desert community was established in 1868 as the Union Pacific Railroad expanded across Wyoming. Throughout history Native Americans, explorers and trappers have referred to this once wild river with different names, including "Spanish River" and "Seed-ke-dee", or Prairie Hen River. The name Green River dates back to 1824. Many adventurous men and women have floated this river before and after Major John Wesley Powell's famous expeditions in 1869 and 1871. Have you floated the river?

Although early river runners experienced some of the same natural beauty you will experience along the Green River today, much has changed over time. This town and the river have been forever changed by humans and forces of nature, providing this very opportunity to share with you their history, ecology, and geology.

Surrounding you are rock formations made famous through historical paintings, photographs and post cards. Palisades and Tollgate Rock to the north are part of the Green River Formation formed some 50 million years ago. The greenbelt through town has trails to walk and interpretive signs to help you learn more about the area, You may ask for their location at the visitor center. For now, we invite you walk this trail and witness a river always in motion and never the same.
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HM NumberHM1OWL
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Placed ByGreen River Chamber of Commerce, City of Green River, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Sweetwater County Historical Museum, Wildlife Heritage Foundation of Wyoming and Wyoming Governors's Big Game License Coalition
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Date Added Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 626689 N 4599505
Decimal Degrees41.53718333, -109.48123333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 32.231', W 109° 28.874'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 32' 13.86" N, 109° 28' 52.44" W
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Area Code(s)307
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1171-1199 I-80 Business, Green River WY 82935, US
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