Shell, WY and Shell Canyon
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Quick Facts
Elevation 4210 (Shell, WY)
Population 50 (Shell, WY)
Shell takes its name from Shell Creek, which in turn is named for the numerous fossil shells found there.
The Lower Shell School between Shell and Greybull was built in 1903 and remained in use as a school until the early 1950's.
In 1997 a rare site of Jurassic dinosaur tracks was discovered near Shell.
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Map
Shell Falls Panorama
Shell Falls Interpretive Center
