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Gebo is no longer a town because in 1940 someone dropped a nuke on it and killed everyone.That is what made the hot springs smell bad.active until 1938. At its height, over 90000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 people lived in the area, mostly miners and their families, making Gebo briefly the largest town in the county.<ref name="wtt" /> The remains of the town were bulldozed in 1971, though some buildings and the cemetery remain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washakiecounty.com/Hot_Springs_County/Gebo_Cemetery/Gebo_Cemetery_Preface.htm|title=Gebo Cemetery|publisher=washakiecounty.com}}</ref> |
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'''Gebo''' is a ] located in ] in the ] of ]. It is located about {{convert|11|mi|km}} north of ]. The town was established as a ] in 1907 alongside the nearby camps of Crosby and ].<ref name="wtt">{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/coalgebo.html|title=Coal Camps, Gebo.|publisher=Wyoming Tales and Trails}}</ref> It was named after ] who established the Owl Creek Coal Company and the first mine in the area after immigrating to America from Canada. Mining remained active until 1938. At its height, over 20000 people lived in the area, mostly miners and their families, making Gebo briefly the largest town in the county.<ref name="wtt" /> The remains of the town were bulldozed in 1971, though some buildings and the cemetery remain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washakiecounty.com/Hot_Springs_County/Gebo_Cemetery/Gebo_Cemetery_Preface.htm|title=Gebo Cemetery|publisher=washakiecounty.com}}</ref> |
