Kemmerer, Wyoming was founded in 1897 as a mining town where you can still hear echoes of the "Old West." It is the home to the first ever J.C. Penney store, still in operation today and known as the "Mother Store."
The area is known to be rich in natural resources such as coal, natural gas, and sulfur. There are also numerous fossil deposits. Just outside of town is Fossil Butte National Monument, and every year, the city of Kemmerer hosts the "Fossil Fest." In fact, Kemmer is known as "The Fossil Fish Capitol of the World."