Crazy Woman Creek
| Crazy Woman Creek | |
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Interactive map of Crazy Woman Creek | |
| Location | Johnson County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°29′0″N 106°7′56″W / 44.48333°N 106.13222°W |
| Type | Creek |
River sources | Powder River |
Surface area | 926.982 kilometres (576.000 mi) |
Crazy Woman Creek is a creek in the United States, in Johnson County, Wyoming.
There are several legends about the name.[1] It was the site of a trading post and the site of battles in the American Indian Wars. It was also a locale of the Johnson County War, in which cattle barons started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area through hired killers.
An FAA-operated VOR navigation beacon, named after this area, is located about seven miles (11 km) southeast of the creek. Crazy Woman VOR's FAA three-letter station designator is CZI.
The creek that winds and twists for a long distance is large enough that it is broken into three sections, an upper, middle and lower section.
External links and references
- travel-to-wyoming.com on Crazy Woman Creek[link removed]
- More on the battle
- crazywomantradingco.com
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crazy Woman Creek
Specific
- ↑ Woods, Glenn (March 5, 2018). "Who Was Wyoming's 'Crazy Woman?' [VIDEO]". KGAB AM 650. Retrieved September 30, 2023.