Goose Egg is an unincorporated community located in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is 5,344 feet above sea level.[1] It appears to have been named for a natural feature,[2] namely, a nest of goose eggs laid by a Canada goose.[3]
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Coordinates: 42°45′45″N 106°29′12″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
County | Natrona |
Elevation | 4,026 ft (1,227 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MST) |
GNIS feature ID | 1597334[1] |
Goose Egg lies within Natrona County School District Number 1. It once had a post office, which has closed as of 2016. The United States Geological Survey had a water station at Coal Creek near Goose Egg, from the 1960s through the 1980s.[4]
Goose Egg was the residence of songwriter Albert Norton, composer of Our boys are marching again, a patriotic ditty composed in 1943 during World War II.[5]
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County seat: Casper | ||
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