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Category Archives: Wyoming history
Do Feed the Bears – The Arthur E. Demaray Collection
Arthur E. Demaray was a National Park Service Administrator who worked as the liaison between the Park Service and Congress. He worked for the park service from 1917 to 1951. Demaray’s writings offer insights into Yellowstone National Park during the … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, environmental history, found in the archive, National Parks, Natural resources, Tourism, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history, Yellowstone National Park
Tagged Animal Behavior, Arthur E. Demaray, Bear Behavior, Conservation, Human Impact, Wildlife Feeding, Yellowstone National Park
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Laramie’s Military Heritage: Forts, Rails, and Resilience
The military, much like the Union Pacific Railroad, has close ties with Laramie’s history. Established two years before Laramie was, Fort Sanders was to protect those that traveled along the Overland Trail in southern Wyoming. When Laramie was established in … Continue reading
Posted in found in the archive, Laramie 150th Anniversary, Local history, military history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Fort D. A. Russell, Fort Sanders, Frontier Defense, laramie, Military Legacy, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
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Caroline Lockhart Elected to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
If there was ever a woman who epitomized the saying, “Well behaved women rarely make history,” that person is Caroline Lockhart. She also sought fame—if not infamy—and she recently took one more step closer to her aspiration. It was announced … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Authors and literature, Biography and profiles, Current events, found in the archive, Journalism, Local history, popular culture, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Caroline Lockhart, Cody, Cody Stampede, Cody Wyoming, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Western fiction, western history, women journalists, women's history
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Laramie’s Legacy: Exploring Greenhill Cemetery’s Notable Figures
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
Echoes of Commerce – Remembering Laramie’s Historic Businesses
Within weeks of the railroad reaching Laramie, the former “Hell on Wheels” tent town became part of an ever growing and changing landscape as buildings began dotting the landscape. Many of these buildings would come to hold businesses marked by … Continue reading
Glimpses into the Iron Ore Mining Past of Sunrise, Wyoming
The Sunrise Mine and Town Site Photo Album offers a look at operations at the Sunrise Iron Ore Mine and the town of Sunrise, Wyoming, from 1899 to 1920. Sunrise, Wyoming, was a company mining town, founded in 1899 by … Continue reading
Posted in Digital collections, Economic Geology, found in the archive, Local history, mining history, Photographic collections, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Company Towns, Iron Ore Mining, Mining History, Mining Towns, Photography, Sunrise, Wyoming history
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Butch Cassidy and Beyond: Inside Wyoming’s Historic Territorial Prison
As buildings sprung up in Laramie, the former “Hell on Wheels” town, a new imposing stone structure shadowed the landscape. With construction starting in 1872, the Territorial Prison opened its doors to inmates in January 1873, while construction still continued. … Continue reading
Posted in architectural history, Current events, events, exhibits, found in the archive, Laramie 150th Anniversary, Livestock industry, Local history, Outlaws--West (U.S.), Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Butch Cassidy, Federal Prisons, Historic Preservation, Prison Life, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
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Cementing a Relationship: How Concrete brought New Mexicans to Wyoming
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was one event that led to Hispanics first settling in Wyoming, as it brought the U.S. Army into Wyoming. Only shortly after the war ended, the United States sent the Regiment of Mounted Rifles to occupy … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Construction, Fort Laramie, Immigration, Local history, military history, Oregon trail, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, Western history, Westward migration, Wyoming history
Tagged Fort Laramie, Frontier Life, Hispanic Heritage, military history, New Mexico, Oregon Trail, Wyoming history
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Tracing Tracks: Laramie’s Railroad History
On May 4, 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad reached Laramie, bringing with it new people, and within a few days, regular train service to Laramie. A “Hell on Wheels” tent town soon became a bustling city with permanent structures. Over … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Current events, Digital collections, exhibits, found in the archive, Local history, Railroad History, Transportation history, Uncategorized, Western history, Westward migration, Wyoming history
Tagged Daniel H. Davis, John S. Casement, laramie, Railroad History, Union Pacific Railroad
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Last Open Attack in the Wyoming Range Wars: Spring Creek Raid of 1909
The Spring Creek Raid of April 2, 1909 marks the last open attack in a long-running range war in Wyoming and concludes the era of private warfare in the state. In the Spring Creek Raid, a collection of Big Horn … Continue reading