JOIN CASPER HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD AT GRANT ST. GROCERY ON MAY 1ST FOR A HISTORIC CELEBRATION AT THE LAST STANDING MARKET IN CASPER. HISTORY OF GRANT ST. GROCERY – 815 S GRANT AVE, CASPER, WY Written by Lindsay Grant, co-owner of Grant St. Grocery Casper experienced an oil boom period that began in 1913-14 and continued well into the next…
History of Grant Street Grocery Excerpt taken from Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Casper experienced an oil boom period that began in 1913-14 and continued well into the next decade. The major oil companies established their headquarters in Casper, providing employment and injecting capital into the local economy. The population of 2,639 in 1910 nearly doubled in the next five…
Photo of the Guernsey State Park Museum from Guernsey State Park Facebook Guernsey State Park is unusual because of the historic integrity of the CCC buildings and features within the park. The historic portions of the park have been left unmodified since they were constructed in the 1930s. Nowhere is this more evident than at the park museum. The museum building…
Hanna, Wyoming The Lincoln Highway once took multiple routes through Hanna. Today the town is nearly bypassed via Highway 30 to the south. The Lincoln Highway Association, 2012-20 Hanna’s history stems from the nearby ghost town of Carbon. When the Union Pacific Coal Mines at Carbon began producing less coal, surveyors began tracking down new potential sites. A location known…
History of 217 S Gillette Ave (Currently known as EK Jewelers) The building was built in 1932 according to the County Assessor’s records. However, other records show this building built in 1926 by the Taft family who operated the Taft Bakery there from that time until around 1945. At that time Mr. Connie Allen bought the Taft Bakery equipment and…
EXPLORING HIDDEN HISTORY ON THE TOWN SQUARE By Samantha Ford and the Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum, with Michael McCoy Original Article found here. Visitors come to Jackson Hole for many reasons, including the abundant outdoor recreation, scenic views, and wildlife. A less known delight: exploring the town, which can unlock many exciting and notable historical stories. When…
Knight Hall History Knight Hall (1941): Original Negative: Knight Hall, University of Wyoming, 1941, University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Ludwig Svenson Collection, negative number 34153.1 Located on the University of Wyoming campus, Knight Hall began construction in 1940 and was completed in 1941 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building served as a women’s dormitory and was named…
(Article from SAH Archipedia written by Fred Chapman) Located approximately 30 miles northwest of Thermopolis, the quarter-mile-long Legend Rock Petroglyph Site is one of the largest accessible rock art sites in the U.S. The site is located along the northern terraces and vertical sandstone cliffs of Cottonwood Creek in the southwestern Bighorn Basin. Legend Rock features 55 separate rock panels…
Downstairs in this building was John A. Thompson, Furniture and Undertaking. Courtesy of Hot Springs County Museum History of Malta Lodge #17 Excerpt from History of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Wyoming 1874 -1974. The city of Thermopolis was founded about 1897 when that area was first settled. It is on the Big Horn River…
Medicine Bow, Wyoming Virginian Hotel, Front Exterior, Post Card Collection. Wyoming State Archives, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Medicine Bow, Wyoming became well known as the setting for Owen Wister’s book The Virginian. Prior to its literary acclaim, and even before the Union Pacific passed through town, Medicine Bow operated as a tie hacking site where ties were…