Moving to Medicine Bow: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Medicine Bow means moving to a real, genuinely tiny south-central Wyoming town with a distinctive literary history and an early wind-energy legacy.
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Learn moreA real, distinctive literary-tourism identity
Author Owen Wister made Medicine Bow famous as the setting for his 1902 Western novel 'The Virginian.' The real, current Virginian Hotel (built 1901-1911) was once the largest hotel between Denver and Salt Lake City, and its Owen Wister Suite displays the author's own desk (base record).
A real, early wind-energy legacy
The Bureau of Reclamation's Medicine Bow Wind Project was one of the earliest large-scale wind-energy operations in the entire nation, and the first in Wyoming -- PacifiCorp's nearby Foote Creek Rim I, TB Flats, and Ekola Flats projects (495 MW combined) continue that identity today (base record).
A real, disclosed population spread
Medicine Bow's population carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread between the 2010 Census (284) and lower, more recent estimates (approximately 237-255) -- this record discloses that directly rather than picking whichever figure looks better (base record).
Real, disclosed research gaps on crime and schools
This pass's research budget did not develop a Medicine Bow-specific crime figure or school rating -- a real, disclosed gap movers should fill in directly with the Carbon County Sheriff's Office and Carbon County School District #1 before relocating (base record).
Key takeaways
- Medicine Bow is the real, historic setting of Owen Wister's novel 'The Virginian,' home to the historic Virginian Hotel.
- The town hosts one of the nation's earliest large-scale wind-energy projects, the first in Wyoming.
- The town's population carries a real, disclosed spread (approximately 237-284 across citations).
- This record discloses real research gaps on Medicine Bow-specific crime and school data.
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