Midwest: Where "Democracy and Fairness Predominates"

How to find it: The town of Midwest (also formerly known as Camp No. 1, Home Camp, and Salt Creek) is located on the west side of the intersection of State Routes 259 and 387. (NE 1/4 Section 25, T40N-R79W)

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About the site: The basic history of Midwest is discussed on pages 11-13 of our tour guide. Today, Midwest retains many original company cottages that still convey their historical apperance, although some have been remodeled or re-sided. Most of the old commercial district, including the Salt Creek Hotel, boardinghouse, and recreation center/library, have been razed except for the two-story, wood frame community hall at the southeast end of town. The old school buildings have been razed, but the wood frame teacherage remains as a private residence the old stucco hospital, later used for company offices, still stands and is now used as the town hall.

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Stop 1 A Symbol of Scandal: Teapot Rock · Stop 2 Not a Trace: Teapot Townsite · Stop 3 New Lavoye: The Palm Beach of Wyoming · Stop 4 Teapot Dome (Naval Petroleum Reserve): Watergate of the 1920s · Stop 5 Pumping Station/Storage Tank Facility · Stop 6 Old Lavoye: Picked Up and Moved · Stop 7 The North-South Railroad: Remnants of a Grand Scheme · Stop 8 Gas Plant Camp, Midwest's Major Suburb · Stop 9 Salt Creek Oil Field Interpretive Sign and Oil Derrick · Stop 10 Canadian Camp · Stop 11 Midwest Cemetery · Stop 12 Lewis Camp (Camp No. 3) · Stop 13 Jackass (IBA) Spring · Stop 14 The First Well: Shannon Pool Oil Field; Shannon Camp · Stop 15 A Monument to Engineering: The Midwest Electric Plant · Stop 16 Midwest: Where "Democracy and Fairness Predominates"

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