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Old 03-08-2010, 03:13 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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The Wyoming State Library has created a website wiki that is compiling information on Wyoming places and how they got their names.

Wyoming Places / FrontPage

There is already some interesting information there about the history of the state. But there are lots of place names that they don't yet have any information on. So I encourage you to take a look at your county or area and see if you can contribute any information to them. They have a form on the website that makes it easy to submit information to them.

I recently sent them the following information, they replied and expressing their appreciation for bringing it to their attention.

Frank Sykes was quite an original character, you might enjoy reading about him at the link below.

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There is an interesting article here about Frank Sykes who the following places in Big Horn County were named after.
Sykes Mountain
Sykes Mountain Mine
Sykes Spring

E. Frank Sykes, A Colorful Wyoming Pioneer Born January 1854 in Michigan; Died August 1921 in Wyoming
The Sikes/Sykes Families Association
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