Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years

The little town that wasn't?

Records regarding establishment of Ten Sleep located

TEN SLEEP – Back in 1931, the people of Ten Sleep constructed a city water system, and in an effort to secure bonds to pay for the project, solicited the Washakie County Board of Commissioners to formally establish the Town of Ten Sleep. Upon the recommendation of the commission, the town held a special vote in 1932 and the residents agreed to incorporate.

After a recent request by the United Stat...