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Category Archives: Recreation
Howard Hays: Impresario of the Parks
Howard H. Hays (1883-1969) was an entrepreneur whose career ranged from driving surreys in Yellowstone National Park to running a newspaper publishing company in Riverside, California. A native of Metropolis, Illinois, Hays attended college in his home state before moving … Continue reading
New Finding Aids: May 2019
Welcome to the second round of our Finding Aids updates! As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. These aids help you find information about specific collections we have, and the information contained in … Continue reading
Posted in energy resources, Finding Aids, Heart Mountain, Horror, Laramie, Local history, military history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Recreation, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Albany County, Buffalo Bill Cody, Emmett D. Chisum, Heart Mountain, laramie, oil, Rawlins, Thermopolis, Tie Hack, Troma, Troma Entertainment, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming Athletics, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
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Rockwell Polar Flight
On November 14, 1965, the Rockwell Polar Flight began what has often been described as the last of the great firsts in polar travel. It was the first round-the-world flight to pass over both the North and South Pole, establishing … Continue reading
Posted in aviation history, outdoor recreation, Recreation
Tagged air travel, Exploration, Recreation
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Americans on Mt. Everest
In 1963, 19 Americans, 32 Sherpas, and 909 porters set out to climb Mount Everest. The first successful assault on the summit had occurred just 10 years before under the command of Englishman Sir Edmund Hillary, but no American had … Continue reading
Summer is the Season for State Parks
State parks are often the forgotten cousins of much larger and well-known national parks, but they contain just as many scenes of striking beauty and opportunities for recreation. One advantage is that they are often less crowded than national parks … Continue reading
Bike the West!
With the Ride the Rockies annual cycling tour scheduled to end today in Fort Collins, Laramie’s neighbor to the south, we at the American Heritage Center thought we’d share some photos of past generations of dedicated cyclists. It seems that this … Continue reading
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