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2. • All over the place; in all directions

     • ‘Hell’s half acre’ is an American expression and is used with several different meanings: – All over the place; in all directions. For example if someone is said to be all over Hell’s half acre they would be rushing from one place to another. The phrase is often used in relation to someone searching here, there and everywhere.
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   Did the half acre really go to Hell?

   • Some hope it may serve as an educational center but in the words of one local, the Half Acre “has really gone to hell.” Discover Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming in Casper, Wyoming: Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

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   What was Hell's half acre like in 1885?

   • Hell's Half Acre in 1885 consisted of shot gun houses, many of which were used as "cribs" for prostitutes, and female boarding houses, aka brothels. African Americans lived here, too. By 1911, the "Acre" had expanded into brick "female boarding houses," aka brothels, that took up entire city blocks.

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   Why is the Casper Arch called Hells Half Acre?

   • The Casper Arch is one of the major structures elevated during the Laramide Orogeny (70-55 million years ago). The name Hells Half Acre came from an advertising campaign by boosters in Casper wanting to bring more tourists to the area with a roadside attraction.

   Hells Half Acre - Geology of Wyoming

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   How did Hell's half acre get its name?

   • Despite being a vast 300-acre canyon, this spiky, wrinkled landscape acquired its name when a lost cowhand stumbled onto it and mistakenly thought he had arrived in an area to the southwest also known as Hell’s Half Acre. (That area is made up of alkali bogs and is very different looking, indeed. The cowhand was obviously very confused.)

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   Was Hell's half acre in Fort Worth a real place?

   • Today, many tourists mistakenly believe that the Fort Worth Stockyards was the location of Hell's Half Acre, mainly because the famous White Elephant Saloon relocated there. The sign at the front of the saloon tells of a gunfight that happened out front, but note that the original shoot-out occurred at Hell's Half Acre.

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   How were the badlands at Hells Half Acre created?

   • The badlands at Hells Half Acre are developed in the Lysite Member of the Wind River Formation. The 150-foot-deep gorge, and the badland features were created through differential erosion by wind, gravity and intermittent streams flowing south into South Fork of Powder River.

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   Hell's Half Acre is a large scarp located about 40 miles (64 km) west of Casper, Wyoming on US 20 / 26. [2] Encompassing 320 acres (1.3 km 2), this geologic oddity is composed of deep ravines, caves, rock formations and hard-packed eroded earth.

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   Dec 22, 2021 · Hell's Half Acre was a real historical place, and by most accounts, it was just as rough as it is portrayed on screen. In the 1870s, Fort Worth was a boom town and an economic center for frontier travel and agriculture commerce, per the Texas State Historical Association.

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   The idiom “all over hell’s half acre” is a colorful expression that conveys the idea of something being scattered or spread out in a disorganized way. It is often used to describe a situation where things are chaotic, confusing, or difficult to manage.

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   The Casper Arch is one of the major structures elevated during the Laramide Orogeny (70-55 million years ago). The name Hells Half Acre came from an advertising campaign by boosters in Casper wanting to bring more tourists to the area with a roadside attraction.

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   Sep 22, 2023 · Hell's Half Acre in 1885 consisted of shot gun houses, many of which were used as "cribs" for prostitutes, and female boarding houses, aka brothels. African Americans lived here, too. By 1911, the "Acre" had expanded into brick "female boarding houses," aka brothels, that took up entire city blocks.

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    Jul 26, 2010 · Discover Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming in Casper, Wyoming: Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.