Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.

Rock Springs is known as the Home of 56 Nationalities because of the influx of immigrants from all over the world who came to work in the coal mines that supplied the fuel to power the steam engines of the Union Pacific Railroad.

The city's rich cultural heritage is celebrated each summer on International Day, a festival where the foods, costumes, and traditions of residents' ancestors are recreated and enjoyed at Bunning Park in downtown Rock Springs.

[6] Rock Springs is located in an energy-rich region with many oil and natural gas wells.

The spring disappeared when the coal mine operations interrupted the underground flow.

Rock Springs has a multi-ethnic heritage; locals called it the 57 Variety Town.

One of the worst incidents of anti-immigrant violence in American history, known as the Rock Springs Massacre, occurred on September 2, 1885, whereby White miners slaughtered their Chinese counterparts due to anti-Chinese sentiment.

On June 10, 1892, Rock Springs National Bank opened on 515 S Main St, across from the Union Pacific depot.

In 1907, when John Hay Sr. assumed control of the business, the location moved to C Street.

Hay Sr. navigated the bank through the Great Depression and World War II, before retiring in 1947.

Rock Springs was featured on 60 Minutes in 1977 due to corruption within the Police Department and City Government.

The episode was named "Rock Springs: Deadly Draw in the Wild West".

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.34 square miles (50.09 km2), all land.

[11] Rock Springs has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold, snowy winters and warm summers.

[15] In July, August, and September, the city holds a county fair called Wyoming's Big Show.

Public education in the city of Rock Springs is provided by Sweetwater County School District #1.

There are also two alternative campuses – Black Butte High School, and Roosevelt Learning Center.

Rock Springs is served by a number of radio stations including KRKK, KSIT, KQSW, KMRZ-FM, KYCS, KZWB, KFRZ and KUGR.