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Cody Wyoming Boom Town Promotes Irrigation Based Growth
An 1902 prospectus touts Cody in the Big Horn Basin as the Burlington Route hub fueling intensified farming. It highlights water works, schools, churches, newspapers, a growing business district, and strong irrigation prospects with land prices and yields for crops, livestock, and minerals.
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