Goose Egg, Wyoming

Goose Egg
Unincorporated community
Goose Egg
Goose Egg

Location within the state of Wyoming

Coordinates: 42°45′45″N 106°29′12″W / 42.76250°N 106.48667°W / 42.76250; -106.48667Coordinates: 42°45′45″N 106°29′12″W / 42.76250°N 106.48667°W / 42.76250; -106.48667
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Natrona
Elevation 4,026 ft (1,227 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MST (UTC-6)
GNIS feature ID 1597334[1]

Goose Egg is an unincorporated community located in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is 5,344 feet above sea level.[1] It appears to have been named for a natural feature,[2] namely, a nest of goose eggs laid by a Canada goose.[3]

Goose Egg lies within Natrona County School District Number 1. It once had a post office, which has closed as of 2016. The United States Geological Survey had a water station at Coal Creek near Goose Egg, from the 1960s through the 1980s.[4]

Goose Egg was the residence of songwriter Albert Norton, composer of Our boys are marching again, a patriotic ditty composed in 1943 during World War II.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Egg, Wyoming
  2. ↑ Thompson, George E. (2009). You Live Where?. iUniverse. ISBN 9781440134210. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bonander, Rick. "A close call on the C.Y. cattle trail". Road Trip (blog). Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ United States Geological Survey Water-supply Paper. United States Geological Survey. 2001. p. 576. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Catalog of Copyright entries. United States Copyright Office. 1943. p. 959. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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