Category Archives: Outlaws–West (U.S.)

Summer Exhibit Series: Wyoming Territorial Prison

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

The summer exhibit series at the AHC celebrating Laramie’s 150th anniversary continues with a new theme this week: the Wyoming Territorial Prison. As buildings sprung up in the former “Hell on Wheels” town, a new imposing stone structure shadowed the … Continue reading →

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“Wild Bill” Carlisle: Last Train Robber of the American West

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

Train passengers leaving Green River, Wyoming, on February 9, 1916 riding the Union Pacific Railroad’s Portland Rose found themselves confronted by a young man hiding his face with a white kerchief who demanded their money at gunpoint. But the youngster … Continue reading →

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