Open Spaces Sustained by Agriculture

Open Spaces Sustained by Agriculture (HM1OB0)

Location: Wheatland, WY 82201 Platte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 14.008', W 105° 1.232'

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Wyoming's Agriculture

      Welcome to Platte County Wyoming. Laramie Peak frames the western backdrop of a landscape that includes the Oregon Trail and Register Cliff where thousands of Pioneers left their mark. Today these open spaces are sustained by agricultural production of livestock and crops, providing habitat for diverse wildlife and a foundation for the communities that exist in the county.      Settlement of this land began in the early 1880s with the Swan Land and Cattle Company. This ranch held more acreage than the state of Connecticut. Agriculture paved the way for construction of the area reservoirs providing water storage for irrigation, wildlife habitat, fisheries, and recreation. South of this point lies the Wheatland Irrigation District which delivers irrigation water to 55,000 acres of formerly dry unproductive landscape, making it the largest and only privately held irrigation district in the United States. Many crops including corn, sugar beets, wheat and barley are raised on this land.       Even with Platte County's relatively small population, agricultural producers raise food for thousands of Americans. Cattle raised in Platte County provide a year's supply of beef for 850,000 people. Agriculture serves as the backbone of the area's rural communities and sustains the open vistas you are enjoying today.
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HM NumberHM1OB0
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Placed ByState of Wyoming
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Date Added Monday, September 28th, 2015 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 498305 N 4675698
Decimal Degrees42.23346667, -105.02053333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 14.008', W 105° 1.232'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 14' 0.48" N, 105° 1' 13.92" W
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Area Code(s)307
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near US-87, Wheatland WY 82201, US
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