Sweetwater Creek
Sweetwater Creek is a stream in Sweetwater County, Wyoming and has an elevation of 6,224 feet. Sweetwater Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Blairtown, as well as near the village Clearview Acres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory.
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
Church
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The Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church of Rock Springs, Wyoming, on A at Broadway, was built in 1932. It was designed by Boston architects Maginnis and Walsh and its construction was run by supervising architect James Libby.
Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory
Church
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory, also known as North Side Church, is a historic church in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Roman Catholic church was established by Slavic immigrants who found the established Catholic church in Rock Springs to be dominated by Irish parishioners and clergy, and who wished to have a church more closely aligned to their traditions. Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sweetwater Creek.
Taliaferro House
House
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The Taliaferro House, at 106 Cedar St. in Rock Springs, Wyoming, was built in c. 1907–1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1998; the listing included two contributing buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blairtown and Rock Springs.
Blairtown
Neighborhood
Blairtown is an unincorporated community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is located near Rock Springs. Town is named after the Blair Brothers who constructed a store and a bridge across the creek from Rock Spring in 1866.
Rock Springs
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Rock Springs is the biggest city in Sweetwater County in Southwest Wyoming. It had a population of 23,000 in 2019. Rock Springs' nickname is: "Home of 56 Nationalities". The town has a rich western and coal mining history.
Clearview Acres
Village
Clearview Acres is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. Clearview Acres is situated 2 miles west of Sweetwater Creek.
Sweetwater Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5733° or 41° 34′ 24″ northLongitude
-109.23874° or 109° 14′ 20″ westElevation
6,224 feet (1,897 metres)Open location code
85HGHQF6+8GGeoNames ID
5840429
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