National Register Listing

Hamilton City

a.k.a. Miner`s Delight

NE of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, WY
Local significance of the district:
Industry; Exploration/settlement

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

Wyoming was the location of the world's first commercial oil well, which was drilled in 1859 near present-day Casper.