Esterbrook (Wyoming)

Converse County

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Esterbrook is a city in Converse County, Wyoming in the United States. It lies about 40 kilometers south of the district town on the edge of Douglas Medicine Bow National Forest. The roads to Esterbrook are not fixed for the most part. In 2007 there lived 34 people. The town has 102 houses that are mainly used as holiday homes. There is a church, a restaurant and a small campsite.

Geography

The surface on extending the city is 8.8 km ².

Demography

According to a survey of 2007, 34 people, 15 men and 19 women living in 16 households, and 12 families.

History

The town was founded in 1896. At this time a mine was here, was promoted from the copper and lead. When the deposits were exploited, most of the population disappeared very quickly from the site. In 1904 the post office was opened in the town, which was closed again in 1954 .. The namesake of the place is the settler 'Mrs. Esther Cooper ', was named after the also the Esterbrook Creek.

Attractions

In the village, built in 1946 Esterbrook Community Church, a rustic wooden church in a log cabin style, take place in the many summer weddings is. The church is non-denominational. A special feature of this church is the window behind the altar, the distant views of the about 16 km, 3131 meters high Laramie Peak granted. The town is the starting point for hikes to the Laramie Peak, on the Sunset Ridge Trail and tours in the Medicine Bow National Forest.