Three Forks, Wyoming

Three Forks is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Wyoming, in the United States.[1]

Three forks, locally known as Three Forks Muddy Gap, was named from its location at a fork in the road.[2] First settled in 1935 when Highway 287 was built. Local Rancher, Robert L. Tully built a small filling station. Then in his sixties, Tully decided to retire from ranching, selling off much of his original homestead to pay for the construction of the station.

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