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Afton is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.The population was 2,172 at the 2020 census.Afton is home to the world's largest arch made of elk antlers. Spanning 75 feet (23 m) across the four lanes of U.S. Highway 89, the arch consists of 3,011 elk antlers and weighs
Afton Municipal Airport [1] (IATA: AFO, ICAO: KAFO, FAA LID: AFO) is a town-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Afton, a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. [1] It is also known as Afton-Lincoln County Airport. [2]
Wyoming is a state in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Wyoming is the least populous state with 576,851 inhabitants but the 9th largest by land area spanning 97,093.14 square miles (251,470.1 km 2) of land. [1] Wyoming has 23 counties and 96 municipalities consisting of cities and towns. [1]
Anson Vasco Call II (1855 – October 12, 1944) played a major role in founding Afton, Wyoming. [1] On July 5 2008, he was one of six honored at the dedication of Afton's new Civic Center. He was born in Willard, Utah Territory. During his early boyhood, he worked in the fields gleaning wheat.
The Periodic Spring of Afton, Wyoming. Intermittent Spring, also called Periodic Spring, is located in Swift Creek canyon in Star Valley, near Afton, Wyoming. [1] It is the largest rhythmic spring in the world. The great great grandfather of Rulon Gardner is credited with the discovery. Gardner says, "He was up there logging.
Stakes are located in Afton, Casper (2), Cheyenne (2), Cody, Evanston (2), Gillette, Green River, Kemmerer, Laramie, Lovell, Lyman, Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Thayne, and Worland. The Wyoming Mormon Trail Mission was created in 2015 to cover church historical sites in the area, but the mission was discontinued in 2021.
Gardner attended Star Valley High School in Afton, Wyoming, and was a three-sport letter winner and standout in football, wrestling, and track and field. He was an All-State selection in both football and wrestling, and was also the 1989 Wyoming wrestling state heavyweight champion.
Star Valley High School is a high school located in rural Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.It is one of three high schools in Lincoln County School District Number 2, along with Cokeville High School, and Swift Creek High School.