G.L. Holt’s map of the Wyoming Territory was created in 1883 and depicts the counties that made up Wyoming at the time. These counties eventually decreased in size and additional counties were established. Learn more about the counties of Wyoming today. Resources
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By 1932, Laramie had grown to a well-established city. With the presence of the Union Pacific Railroad and the University of Wyoming, the city flourished and expanded beyond its early borders. Visit Laramie — you’ll love it! Resources
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This is a hand-colored map by Wyoming historian Grace Raymond Hebard depicting historical events in Wyoming, including narratives. Created shortly before her death in 1936, the map is autographed in the lower right corner. Learn more about Wyoming historian Grace Raymond Hebard. Resources
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This map depicts the railroad’s progression through Wyoming and its neighboring states. Learn more about the history of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad through Wyoming. Resources
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The Dale Creek Bridge, located some twenty miles southeast of Laramie and four miles west of the Ames Monument, was the longest bridge on the Union Pacific transcontinental railroad. Completed in 1868 in southeastern Wyoming Territory, the Dale Creek Bridge presented engineers of the transcontinental railroad with one of their most difficult challenges, requiring them to … Continue reading Dale Creek Bridge
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Wyoming was the first territory (and eventual state) in the Union to grant women the right to vote in 1869. William Bright, who held a seat in the 20-member territorial legislature, sponsored a bill that all citizens should have suffrage — or equal rights — including the right to vote. The story of why Bright actually … Continue reading The Western Suffrage Story
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Amalia Post was the first woman to serve as a jury foreman on the world’s first jury to include women, which convened in March of 1870. The women on the grand jury and trial jury were selected less than six months after Wyoming’s first territorial legislature granted women the right to vote. Post was originally the kind … Continue reading Amalia Post
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Pictured above are passengers waiting for a train at an early train station in Wyoming. The railroad did something for many a small town along its tracks that nothing else could — it made the town matter. A depot became the hub of that town just as it did in Laramie where hundreds of passengers passed through … Continue reading Early Railroad Station
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were American explorers who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the uncharted American interior to the Pacific Northwest in 1804–06. Known as the “Corps of Discovery,” the Lewis and Clark Expedition spanned 8,000 miles and three years, travelling down the Ohio River, up the Missouri River, across the Continental Divide, … Continue reading Lewis & Clark
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Agnes Chase Baker of Laramie was among a select group of women called upon to serve on the world’s first jury to include women, which convened in March of 1870. However, she was dismissed upon her request. The women on the grand jury and trial jury were selected less than six months after Wyoming’s first territorial legislature granted … Continue reading Agnes Chase Baker
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