Medicine Bow, WY

Medicine Bow is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The 2020 census counted 245 residents. The community largely owes its existence to the first transcontinental railroad, built through the area in 1868. A post office called Medicine Bow has been in operation since 1869. In December 2007, plans were announced for construction of a large coal gasification plant to be built southwest of town. The plant was expected to start construction in 2014. Junior/Senior High School. In Medicine Bow, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Medicine Bow, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Medicine Bow includes the community was named after the Medicine Bow River.