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WorksheetsRock Springs History From a Coal Camp to a City Chapter 10
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Who was the first mayor of Rock Springs?
Duncan Blair
Timothy Kaumo
William O'Donnell
Keith West
What was the name of the first street in Rock Springs?
South Front Street
North Front Street
Main Street
Dewar Drive
What was the name of the first store on South Front Street?
JcPenny's
Union Pacific Store
The Rock Mercantile
Beckwith-Quinn Store
What store advertised that you could buy anything from a needle to an anchor?
Beckwith-Quinn
Store
The Rock Mercantile
The Stockgrower's Mercantile
JcPenney's
What year was the Rock Springs Coal sign turned on for the first time?
1839
1929
1879
1959
What streets did people prefer to live on in the early 1900s?
North Main St.
South Main St.
Ludvig St.
B St.
A St.
B St.
C St.
D St.
North Front St.
South Front St.
A St.
B St.
Main St.
South Front St.
Wyoming St.
Dewar Dr.
What was opened on June 21, 1931, and was the busiest place in the city?,
Beckwith-Quinn Store
Carnegie Library
City Hall
Federal Post Office
What year was the Park Hotel built?
1915
1890
1982
1710
Who donated the first library?
The Union Pacific
Tom Kinney
The Beckwith-Quinn Store
Andrew Carnegie
Where was the first firehouse located?
A small office inside the Post Office
A two story building on North Front Street
Inside City Hall
A small shed on the corner of 5th St. and K St.
What year did Rock Springs buy its first fire truck?
1916
1891
1934
1826
Who was the first town constable in 1878?
Andrew Carnegie
John Park
William O'Donnell
Barney McCabe
Plans were made in 1910 to build which schools?
North Park
Eastside
Sage
Lowell
Roosevelt
Yellowstone
Walnut
Overland
Lincoln
Desert View
Westridge
Stage Coach
What year did St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic School open?
1892
1928
1843
1951
What is the name of Back Street Now?
Broadway
North Front
South Front
Dewar
