A history of Farson,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Farson from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Farson and nearby Eden are located near an archaeological site dating to the Protohistoric period. It contains the remains of at least 12 lodges and a massive bone bed of over 200 pronghorn, indicating it was a site for communal hunting and processing. Farson served as a relay station for the Pony Express and stagecoaches was located at the crossing of the Big Sandy River. It served as a vital stop for mail and travelers until 1862. Farson is near Simpsons Hollow, located approximately 10 miles southwest. This site was the location of a famous 1857 raid during the "Utah War." Mormon militia burned 26 U.S. Army supply wagons to prevent federal troops from reaching Salt Lake City. Farson owes its name to John Farson, a Chicago broker and financier. In 1907, under the Carey Act, he backed the Eden Irrigation and Land Company to bring water to the valley.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Farson’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRanch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Farson, decade by decade
LOCRanch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming1941
LOCRanch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming1941
LOCRanch mail box near Farson, Wyoming1941
LOCRoad across the plains near Farson, Wyoming1941
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Ranch mailbox near Far…1941
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Ranch mail box near Fa…19411990s
Nothing in Farson is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Farson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Parting of the Ways in Farson, 12.3 miles away.
Farson and the nearest listed places
Closest to Farson
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ranch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.