Category Archives: Laramie

Ranching Roots: Exploring Laramie’s Livestock Legacy

Posted on August 6, 2018 by ahcadmin

While the railroad was the main hub of employment early in Laramie’s history, the cattle and sheep businesses helped grow the economy of the burgeoning town. Names such as Philip Mandel, Thomas Alsop, Charles Hutton, Robert Homer, and the Bath … Continue reading →

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Laramie’s Legacy: Exploring Greenhill Cemetery’s Notable Figures

Posted on June 25, 2018 by ahcadmin

Greenhill Cemetery, situated less than a block away from the University of Wyoming’s campus, is almost as old as Laramie itself. Once a lawless town that struggled to be governed, Laramie and the surrounding landscape was dotted with various graves … Continue reading →

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Farewell to the Old Laramie High School

Posted on August 11, 2017 by mmarcusse

With an increasing student population in Laramie in the 1950s, the Albany County School District began efforts to construct a new high school to serve the growing needs of the community. In 1957, the architectural firm of Hitchcock & Hitchcock … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July in Wyoming Territory

Posted on July 4, 2016 by mmarcusse

How did Wyoming celebrate Fourth of July in territorial days? T.A. Larson’s History of Wyoming provides a slice of holiday history from the 1870s and 1880s. Here are excerpts: The Fourth of July was the great secular holiday, requiring elaborate … Continue reading →

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