Hecla, Wyoming
# Hecla, Wyoming

Hecla is a ghost town in Laramie County in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

Although not posted, what remains of the stamping and smelting facilities is located on private property.

## History

The area around Hecla was mined for copper from the 1860s to the 1960s by the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company which was a merger between the Calumet Company and the Hecla company. It became one of the major copper mining companies in the United States.

At one point, Hecla was being considered as a stop for the Union Pacific Railroad, but it didn't gain enough attention and the proposal was dropped.

## Literature

In the book Hell Hole by Hunter Shea, the main character is asked by President Teddy Roosevelt to investigate a mine in Hecla.

