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Watch List: Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, Rock Springs
December 12, 2025 0Comments

Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church has long been a cornerstone of north-side Rock Springs. Its tall bell tower and century-old craftsmanship make it one of the community’s most recognizable landmarks, shaping the city’s skyline. The church and the rectory were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. Now, the Diocese of Cheyenne is moving to relegate the church, removing the building from sacred use. With the building’s future suddenly uncertain, residents are rallying to save a place that has meant so much to the community for generations and continues to serve as a local soup kitchen.

Watch List: Rock Springs Civic Center
May 15, 2025 0Comments

The City of Rock Springs is considering shuttering the doors on the Rock Springs Civic Center, citing years of deferred maintenance, and lack of funding to continue operations. The future of the building is uncertain and is in the hands of the City Council.

Watch List: Cheyenne Pumphouse, Cheyenne
December 18, 2024 0Comments

In 1890, Cheyenne was a fast-growing town that aspired to provide the most consistent water access to their residents. The town planned to locate a new pumphouse, to accommodate the growing water pressure needs of the community, on a block of land they recently purchased from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Watch List: High Plains Arboretum, Cheyenne
December 17, 2024 0Comments

The High Plains Arboretum is part of the former Cheyenne Horticultural Field Station, operated by the United States Department of Agriculture. The research station was authorized by Congress in 1928 to find and develop trees, shrubs, flowers, fruits, and vegetables that could thrive in Wyoming’s tough climate.

Recap: Unbarred Tour of Big Horn Basin Community Halls
September 13, 2024 0Comments

A beautiful morning greeted attendees and AHW staff for a tour of four community halls in Park and Big Horn counties in northwest Wyoming in late August. The halls were selected because they represent several different types commonly found in the state, and they are all still actively used for community events.  The heyday of hall construction was the 1920s…

Blm Improves Historic Emigrant Trails And Cultural Sites Management In Rock Springs Plan 
August 25, 2024 0Comments

ROCK SPRINGS, WY (August 22, 2024) – Today, the Bureau of Land Management released a proposed resource management plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs area that makes strides towards protecting the Oregon-California-Mormon National Historic Trails and other important historic and cultural sites. The plan clearly reflects public input the agency received and incorporated into protecting these popular and historically significant…