Rock Springs, Wyoming, Historical Museum

Museum

The Rock Springs Historical Museum is housed in the original Rock Springs City Hall. The building was built in 1894 at an original cost of $28,200. The funds for the construction did not come from the ever present Union Pacific Coal Company and Railroad, but from revenues collected in the issuing of liquor licenses. The building is built from native sandstone and boasts an impressive 14-foot foundation that was made necessary by the presence of "quicksand" at the site. It served as the City Hall, Police Station and Fire Station until the early 1980's, when the new City Hall on D street was completed. (Rock Springs Historical Museum Website)

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Rock Springs, Wyoming Historical Museum

Address: 201 B St., Rock Springs, Wyoming, 82901
Phone: 307-362-3138
Hours: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

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Thank You

The Hanna Basin Museum Website extends a very special thank you to the Rock Springs, Wyoming Historical Museum for allowing our website to access the valuable publications they have placed online. The staff at the museum deserve a great deal of praise for their efforts to provide the public with accurate and reliable historical information about the history of Rock Springs and Wyoming.

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