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1381:Names Hill
1263:Curt Gowdy
1248:Bear River
1160:Savage Run
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993:Pathfinder
583:Names Hill
578:South Pass
346:References
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214:U.S. state
202:South Pass
135:42°14′56″N
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1155:Popo Agie
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222:emigrants
190:sandstone
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1170:Washakie
1069:Shoshone
963:Bamforth
513:Nebraska
467:Illinois
412:Archived
371:June 26,
324:See also
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1300:Keyhole
1110:Bridger
1049:Bighorn
849:Federal
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545:Wyoming
281:Gallery
265:Geology
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