Jeffrey City Wyoming ghost town
this was a sad little town..it looked like everyone just left one day ..all at one time.Looked like a modern day ghost town !
Jeffrey City began in 1931 as "Home On the Range, Wyoming," the 640-acre hahomestead of a Nebraska couple named the Petersons, who relocated because Mr. Peterson was sick after having been gassed in World War I. Mrs. Peterson opened two gas pumps when the highway came through, and began cooking for those who stopped. The Post Office at Split Rock, 14 miles away, closed in 1943, and Mrs. Peterson took up the task of handling the ranchers' mail. She canceled the letters with "Home on the Range." She retired her post office cancellation stamp in 1957 when Home on the Range became Jeffrey City. Her family members are currently restoring the old Home on the Range post office site.
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Jeffrey City Wyoming ghost town
this was a sad little town..it looked like everyone just left one day ..all at one time.Looked like a modern day ghost town !
Jeffrey City began in 1931 as "Home On the Range, Wyoming," the 640-acre hahomestead of a Nebraska couple named the Petersons, who relocated because Mr. Peterson was sick after having been gassed in World War I. Mrs. Peterson opened two gas pumps when the highway came through, and began cooking for those who stopped. The Post Office at Split Rock, 14 miles away, closed in 1943, and Mrs. Peterson took up the task of handling the ranchers' mail. She canceled the letters with "Home on the Range." She retired her post office cancellation stamp in 1957 when Home on the Range became Jeffrey City. Her family members are currently restoring the old Home on the Range post office site.
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