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Thermopolis is the county seat and most populous town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. [5] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town population was 2,725.. Thermopolis, Greek for "hot city", is home to numerous natural hot springs, in which mineral-laden waters are heated by geothermal processes.
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming and is one of the few dinosaur museums in the world to have excavation sites within driving distance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The museum displays the Thermopolis Specimen of Archaeopteryx , which is one of only two real specimens of this genus on display outside of Europe.
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
The Downtown Thermopolis Historic District comprises the central business district of Thermopolis, Wyoming. The district comprises the main street, Broadway, and Fifth Street. The buildings lining the street were built between 1898 and 1923 in styles ranging from adaptations of commercial style to Victorian.
Hot Springs State Park is a public recreation area in Thermopolis, Wyoming, known for its hot springs, which flow at a constant temperature of 135 °F (57.2 °C).The state park offers free bathing at the State Bath House, where temperatures are moderated to a therapeutic 104 °F (40.0 °C). [3]
The Callaghan Apartments, also known as the Plaza Apartments and Hotel and the Plaza Hotel, was erected in 1918 in Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis, Wyoming.It was at one time one of six hotels catering to tourists using the Big Spring of Thermopolis, a hot spring reputed to possess curative properties.
The Ernsts owned multiple stations in different cities in central Wyoming, including Thermopolis, Riverton, and Worland. Described as the "first small-town TV station" in the United States, KWRB-TV carried programs from all three major networks. [5] Operating a television station in a rural and rugged region such as the Bighorn Basin was difficult.
Grass Creek is an unincorporated community in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States.Grass Creek is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Thermopolis.The Legend Rock Petroglyph Site, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located near Grass Creek.