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==Economy== [[File:Chugwater, Wyoming at dusk - 006.jpg|thumb|right|Grain elevator in Chugwater]] In 2005, a promotion to attract new residents to the town offered building lots for $100, provided the new owner built a house within a year, and lived on the property for at least two years.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4647293 Wyoming Town Offers Cheap Land for New Blood] NPR, February 14, 2005</ref> Four lots were sold.<ref name="AP">Gruver, Mead. ''Ripple effect after fire takes out Wyoming town store''. [https://news.yahoo.com/ripple-effect-fire-takes-wyo-town-store-093113543.html Associated Press.] Retrieved May 9, 2013.</ref> Chugwater lost its only grocery and gas station when an [[SUV]] crashed into Horton's Corner on December 30, 2012, resulting in a fire that burned the convenience store.<ref name="AP"/> The loss of the convenience store has forced residents to drive to [[Wheatland, Wyoming|Wheatland]], or to [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]], to buy basic necessities, such as groceries. The town also has erected electronic highway signs on [[Interstate 25]] to inform motorists that gas can not be purchased in Chugwater, yet drivers still stop in the town to fill up based on inaccurate GPS information.<ref name="AP"/> As of the summer of 2017, drivers can purchase fuel from unattended fuel islands 24/7 or check out the convenience store during business hours. Chugwater Chili, which employs 15 people, lost a major seller of its packets of chili mix with the closure of Horton's Corner.<ref name="AP"/> ===Area attractions=== The [[Diamond Ranch (Chugwater, Wyoming)|Diamond Ranch]], established near Chugwater in 1878 by George Rainsford, was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 28, 1984.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Unfortunately, it no longer functions as a guest ranch.
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