Orpha, Wyoming
Unincorporated community in Wyoming, United States
42°51′17″N 105°30′13″W / 42.85472°N 105.50361°W / 42.85472; -105.50361Orpha is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. Orpha is located near Wyoming Highway 93, 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Douglas. The town lies just north of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and the North Platte River. Several miles to Orpha's northeast lies a historic Hog Ranch saloon, c. 1882, well known for its gambling operations. (See Fort Laramie Three-Mile Hog Ranch for an example of this kind of saloon.) Fort Fetterman lies across the river from Orpha, a few miles downstream.[2]
References
- ^ "Orpha". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Converse County, Wyoming, United States
County seat: Douglas
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- Big Muddy
- Bill
- Dull Center
- Orpha
- Ross
- Shawnee
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