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Construction of railroad bridge over Green River, 1868. The townsite of Green River, Dakota Territory was platted by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. Although the Territory of Wyoming was created on July 25, 1868, the Town of Green River was incorporated on August 21,1868 under the laws of the previous Territory of Dakota since the laws of the Wyoming Territory had yet to be written.
The Green River Downtown Historic District is a 5.7-acre (2.3 ha) historic district in Green River, Wyoming that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Description [ edit ]
Names Hill is a bluff located on the bank of the Green River in the U.S. state of Wyoming, where travelers on the Oregon and California trails carved their names into the rock. It is one of three notable "recording areas" along the emigrant trails in Wyoming along with Register Cliff and Independence Rock. The site was listed on the National ...
The Green River Basin is the largest sub-basin in the GGRB area at 10,500 square miles. It is defined by multiple outcrops the most prominent being Oyster Ridge, a North to South angled hogback that exposes the Cretaceous Frontier Formation sandstone. The next outcrop is White Mountain containing Mid-Eocene exposure.
Wyoming Highway 530 begins its south end at the Wyoming-Utah State Line at Utah State Route 43; this near Washam, Wyoming. From the state line, WYO 530 heads north, paralleling the west side of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Green River. For this length, the highway is known as West Flaming Gorge Road.
Mansface is accessible from Green River via two access roads. The first road begins at the top of an area known as South Hill on Wyoming Highway 530. This route follows a pipeline for about half a mile and then begins turning north to the summit of the hill. The second begins near the west end of River View Drive in Green River.
City of Green River; Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.) James Town; Little America; McKinnon; Sweeney Ranch (former CDP, partial) [2] Washam; There is an area that was, of the 2000 U.S. Census, defined as part of the Purple Sage CDP, but not as such in the 2010 U.S. Census and beyond. [3]
The Green River City Council is the governing body of the city of Green River, Wyoming. Currently, the council has six members, representing three wards within the city, two members to a ward. The city council’s duties are primarily legislative. It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues.