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Former Kane resident Karen Spragg will share about the Wyoming town and the people who once lived there during a presentation in Lovell next week.
The program begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, …
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Former Kane resident Karen Spragg will share about the Wyoming town and the people who once lived there during a presentation in Lovell next week.
The program begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Cal S. Taggart Visitor Center.
Established in 1912, Kane became a main stock shipping point for cattle and sheep.
Though located in a place where the wind blew almost constantly — with nothing much but dirt and sagebrush — the little town grew to have a bank, two general stores, two hotels, a motel, a dance/pool hall and a school.
In 1965, near the completion of the Yellowtail Dam, the Bureau of Reclamation feared that the newly established Bighorn Lake would flood Kane.
The bureau condemned the land and bought it from the community.
For more information about the program, call Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area at 307-548-5406.
