Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Alliance for Historic Wyoming Protecting Wyoming's Historic Places & Spaces ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://historicwyoming.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Places & Spaces Library](https://historicwyoming.org/places-spaces-library/) - [“To the Stars Through Difficulties”: Cheyenne’s Searchlight Club](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cheyenne-searchlight-club/) - On December 4, 1904, women formed the Searchlight Club, which would eventually become Cheyenne’s oldest African American women’s organization. Driven by the motto "To the Stars Through Difficulties," the club had, for over 80 years, encouraged ongoing education, supported the Black community, and engaged in local philanthropy. - [Watch List: Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, Rock Springs](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/saints-cyril-methodius/) - 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: Cheyenne Airport Terminal](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cheyenne-airport-terminal/) - The 1960s Cheyenne Airport Terminal suffers from general disuse and vacancy, as well as a desire to replace the structure with hangars or other revenue-generating structures for the Cheyenne Regional Airport. - [Watch List: Rock Springs Civic Center](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/watch-list-rock-springs-civic-center/) - 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: Aladdin Coal Tipple, Aladdin](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/watch-list-aladdin-coal-tipple/) - Later surveys revealed the extent of the damage to the Tipple and the high cost of stabilizing the structure. It was decided in 2018 to surround the Tipple with a chain-link fence to keep the public safe while waiting for an inevitable collapse. - [Watch List: Green River Carnegie, Green River](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/watch-list-green-river-carnegie/) - The Wyoming State Hospital campus in Evanston, one of four statewide institutions established by the Territorial Legislature in 1886, is in immediate danger of demolition. - [Watch List: Cheyenne Pumphouse, Cheyenne](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/watch-list-cheyenne-pumphouse/) - 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](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/watch-list-high-plains-arboretum/) - 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. - [Watch List: Wyoming State Hospital, Evanston](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/watch-list-wyoming-state-hospital-evanston-2/) - The Wyoming State Hospital campus in Evanston, one of four statewide institutions established by the Territorial Legislature in 1886, is in immediate danger of demolition. - [COWBOY CARNEGIES](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cowboy-carnegies/) - Carnegie Libraries in the Cowboy State Cowboy Carnegies Campaign The Cowboy Carnegies campaign seeks to raise awareness of Wyoming’s Carnegie library buildings and promote their preservation and continued use. AHW recognizes the importance of the remaining Carnegie buildings, constructed as centers of community learning and gathering, and serving as the site of many formative experiences - [THPOs Play an Important Role in Historic Preservation](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/thpos-play-an-important-role-in-historic-preservation/) - n recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day earlier this week, we wanted to visit the important role that THPOs (Tribal Historic Preservation Offices) play in the world of Historic Preservation. - [Recap: Unbarred Tour of Big Horn Basin Community Halls](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/recap-unbarred-tour-of-big-horn-basin-community-halls/) - 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 - [Blm Improves Historic Emigrant Trails And Cultural Sites Management In Rock Springs Plan ](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/blm-improves-historic-emigrant-trails-and-cultural-sites-management-in-rock-springs-plan/) - 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 - [Enhance Your Wyoming Travel Experience in a Historic Wyoming Hotel!](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/enhance-your-wyoming-travel-experience-in-a-historic-wyoming-hotel/) - You can choose to spend the night in a rustic cabin at a roadside motel or high in the mountains, enjoy a hot springs experience, or try out one of the magnificent lodges built for visitors in our National Parks. - [Jeffrey City](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/jeffrey-city/) - BY LUKE ANDERSON January 11, 2017 While coal, oil, and natural gas often dominate the discussions of energy in Wyoming, nuclear energy also played a role in 20th-century Wyoming. Uranium was not the only driver of Jeffrey City’s history, but it did help name the town and contribute to its large drop in population during - [Trinity Lutheran Church](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/trinitylutheranchurch/) - The First Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church on August 13th, 1884, conducting services in Scandinavian languages. Newly arriving immigrants who were experiencing the same cultural changes were able to support each other in the shared space of the church. - [Green River Carnegie Library](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/green-river-carnegie-library/) - Noted Wyoming architect William Dubois designed the building, and the library was dedicated on Independence Day in 1907, with 500 citizens attending the ceremonies. - [Women Pioneer Postmasters and their Post Offices](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/women-pioneer-postmasters-and-their-post-offices/) - In celebrating Women’s History Month we’d like to explore an overlooked area of Wyoming history—the establishment by women of post offices throughout the state. - [Susan Wissler House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/susanwisslerhouse/) - Susan Wissler was born in Broadhead, Minnesota in 1853 and would become the first female mayor in Wyoming. - [Cowgirl Carnegies](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cowgirlcarnegies/) - It’s the first post for the Diversity Initiative’s Preservation Month, and what better to start the month than talk about Carnegie Libraries in Wyoming and the women’s clubs that helped make them possible. This profile is written by Andrea Graham, who leads our Cowboy Carnegie program which is a traveling exhibit that has gone to cities throughout Wyoming. - [Carbon, Wyo](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/the-old-mining-town-of-carbon/) - Carbon was the site of the first coal mine in Wyoming - [A Tribute to Barbara Dobos](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/a-tribute-to-barbara-dobos/) - Remembering Barbara Dobos, 1929-2021 By Mary Humstone, founding board member We were saddened to learn that Barbara Dobos, co-founder of the Alliance for Historic Wyoming, died this past spring. Barbara was a teacher, legislator and activist who became involved in historic preservation to protect the public lands at Martin’s Cove along the Oregon/California/Mormon Trail. She - [Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wyoming-territorial-prison-state-historic-site/) - Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site Listed on the National Register, the Wyoming Territorial Prison was a United States Federal Penitentiary in 1872 and later became Wyoming’s first State Penitentiary. Territorial Governor John Campbell, in his first message to the Legislature, pointed out the necessity of a penal institution to care for the lawbreakers of - [Wyoming Hall History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wyoming-hall-history/) - Wyoming Hall By Cameron Weishoff Wyoming Hall was completed in 1951 and is located on the Northeast side of the University of Wyoming campus. It was built during a time where many veterans from the Second World War began to influx the student population on the UW campus. The dormitory was also the proposed home - [Walcott](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/walcott/) - Walcott, Wyoming Walcott Hotel, 1922 University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Lora Webb Nichols Papers, Accession Number 01005, Box 6, #4680 The Town of Walcott was not added to The Complete Official Road Guide to the Lincoln Highway until its 3rd edition in 1918. This may be due to the fact that the highway never - [Sweetwater County Historical Museum](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/sweetwater-county-historical-museum/) - History of Sweetwater County Historical Museum Excerpt taken from Sweetwater County Historic Museum The current site of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum was first built in 1931 as the post office and first federal building in Green River. James A. Wetmore served as the supervising architect. It remained the post office until the new one - [Rock River](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/rock-river/) - Rock River, Wyoming Panoramic view of Downtown Rock River (First National Bank left of center) Wyoming State Archives, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Similar to other communities along this route, the town of Rock River emerged from the Union Pacific Railroad. By 1899 the town had multiple businesses that served “surveyors, timbermen, coal - [QUEBEC 1](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/quebec-1-2/) - Built in 1962 as a Minuteman 1 site, Quebec #1 was re-purposed for the Peacekeeper Missile in 1986 and was used until 2005. Twenty-five miles north of Cheyenne, this facility will eventually be the only one of its kind left in the world, which is why Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails is seeking - [Platte County Economic Development](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/platte-county-economic-development/) - History of 851 Gilchrist Street According to the Platte County Tax Assessor, the building was constructed in 1948. The 1903 Sandborn map depicts a small, one-story building at this location; it appears that between 1912 and 1918. It was razed and replaced by the preset-day 2-story building. In 1918, the building housed a post office. - [Parco](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/parco/) - Parco/Sinclair, Wyoming “Panorama of the Parco fire department with firemen and fire trucks posed in front of the Parco Hotel” University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Frank J. Meyers papers, Accession Number 5195, Box 12B, Folder 134 Today, the Sinclair Oil Refinery juts from the landscape like a memento to Wyomings natural resource industry. Just - [Medicine Bow](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/medicine-bow/) - 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 - [Malta Lodge #17 History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/malta-lodge-17-history/) - 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 - [Legend Rock State Petroglyphs Site](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/legend-rock-state-petroglyphs-site/) - (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 - [Knight Hall History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/knight-hall-history/) - 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 - [History of Jackson](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/history-of-jackson/) - 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 - [History of EK Jewellers](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/history-of-ek-jewellers/) - 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 - [Hanna](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hanna/) - 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 - [Guernsey State Park](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/guernsey-state-park/) - 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 - [Grant St. Grocery History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/grant-st-grocery-history/) - 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 - [Grant St. Grocery](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/grant-st-grocery/) - 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 - [Gina Clingerman- People Saving Places](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/gina-clingerman-people-saving-places/) - Gina Clingerman: Saving Wyoming’s Historic Mining Heritage BLM Abandoned Mine Lands Program Manager People Saving Places Behind every restored building or protected acre of historic trail are committed advocates planning and fundraising. One such advocate is Gina Clingerman, the devoted abandoned mine lands archaeologist who single handedly brought together the Bureau of Land Management, the - [Ft. Bridger State Historic Site](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ft-bridger-state-historic-site/) - Fort Bridger State Historic Site With the decline of the fur trade and the need to find a new way to make a living, mountain men Jim Bridger and Louis Vasquez built a small fort. Consisting of only a few cabins and a stockade, Fort Bridger provided thousands of travelers each year with supplies, wagon - [F.S. King Brothers Ranch Homestead Tour](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/f-s-king-brothers-ranch-homestead-tour/) - F.S. King Brothers Ranch Homestead Tour For more information and to RSVP, email ExecDirector@historicwyoming.org or call (307)333-3508. Check out our Facebook event page here. - [Craig Chevrolet Building](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/craig-chevrolet-building/) - Join Weston County Historical Society & Weston County Historic Preservation Board on May 15th at 1:30 pm for a presentation and tour at the Craig Chevrolet building in Newcastle, Wyoming. History of the Craig Chevrolet Building written by Bri Brasher & Leonard Cash for the Weston County News Letter Journal on August 10, 2017. The - [Cooper House History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cooper-house-history/) - * History excerpt from the American Studies Program Page, learn more about the program here. Frank Cooper was a wealthy Englishman that came to the territory of Wyoming during the 1870s. While in the region, Cooper established a vast cattle empire and was the first to develop a successful method to freeze and transport beef. - [Bosler](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/bosler/) - Bosler, Wyoming Wyoming Industrial Journal no. 11. April 01, 1909, page 2. Wyoming Newspaper Project Bosler was platted in 1909 and began as a cattle and railroad shipping town. The town was named after James Williamson Bosler, a prominent cattle baron of the late 19th century. [5] Scene of Bosler (date unknown) Wyoming State Archives, - [Arapaho Ranch Field Station](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/arapaho-ranch-field-station/) - Arapaho Ranch Field Station Unbarred Tour 2022! The Alliance for Historic Wyoming and the Arapaho Ranch Field Station are hosting a one-time-only “Unbarred” tour of the property on Saturday, August 27. The tour will start with coffee at 9:30, followed at 10 by talks on the history and development of the property by Lorre Hoffman - [Antler Hotel History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/antler-hotel-history/) - History of Antlers Hotel Research from Leonard Cash The Antlers Hotel was Newcastle’s first permanent building made of brick and native stone. In May of 1890 the building was completed for the owners, Kilpatrick Bros and Collins, of Cambria Mines. The basement of the building was 50 x 100 feet and the home of the - [Quebec-1 Missile Alert Facility](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/quebec-1/) - Built in 1962 as a Minuteman 1 site, Quebec #1 was re-purposed for the Peacekeeper Missile in 1986 and was used until 2005. Twenty-five miles north of Cheyenne, this facility will eventually be the only one of its kind left in the world. - [Fort Bridger](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fort-bridger/) - Fort Bridger in southwestern Wyoming dates back to 1843 when Jim Bridger and Louis Vasquez established an emigrant supply stop along the Oregon Trail at the Black’s Fork of the Green River - [Fort Bernard](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fort-bernard/) - Fort Bernard was founded in 1845 outside of Fort Laramie, and was the site of a major conflict between settlers, the military, and the Lakota Sioux. The Western History Center is excavating the site and is looking for help building a fence and controlling weeds. - [Fort McKinney](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fort-mckinney/) - Fort McKinney, located about two miles west of Buffalo, Wyoming, was home to at least four companies of Buffalo Soldiers, all members of the Black Ninth Cavalry, making it a significant site in Western African American history. - [Buffalo Soldiers at Fort D.A. Russell Pt. II](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/buffalosoldiersatfortdarussellptii/) - One profile was not enough to talk about the presence of the Buffalo Soldiers or the 9th Cavalry on F.E. Warren. This is the second part to a profile that was written last year, expanding on other parts of base that are connected with the regiments history. - [Who built Fort John?](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/whobuiltfortjohn/) - You can see remnants of the existence of this New Mexican community today in Guernsey. Right next to the Oregon Trail, you’ll see the area where the workers created a home, where they worked the land and became a part of the cultural landscape. This piece of land and history is a reminder of their participation in creating what we know of today as Fort Laramie. - [Hanna's Community Hall](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hannas-community-hall/) - As Hanna became its own town separate from it’s mining history and endured more busts, the Community Hall has remained a permanent fixture to this day. It currently houses the Hanna Basin Museum and was listed on the National Register for Historic Places in 1983. - [F.S. King Brothers Ranch: The Log House & Other Structures](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fskingtheloghouse/) - What remains of the F.S. King Local District? - [F.S. King Brothers Ranch: Scientific Breeding](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fskingtheloghouse-ebj9p/) - F.S. King Brothers Scientific Sheep Breeding. - [Blake/Delfelder House - Riverton, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/blakedelfelder-house-riverton-wyoming/) - By Judy Pedersen - [Mad Dog & The Pilgrim Booksellers - Sweetwater Station, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/maddogandthepilgrim/) - [Scandal at the Corthell Farm](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/scandal-at-the-corthell-farm/) - Story submitted by the daughter and granddaughter of Ross Hill: Gail Hill Mehle and Melissa Mehle. - [Ayres Natural Bridge Park](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ayresbridge/) - By Melissa Mehle, Editor Before a road was built in the early 1900’s visitors had to climb down steep canyon walls and combat heavy brush on the canyon floor. Because of this, there are only a small number of written accounts from early travelers. The bridge was named after Alvah Washington Ayres. Alvah was born - [Sheridan Inn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/sheridaninn/) - By Carrie I. Edinger, Historical Educator & Events Coordinator, Sheridan Community Land Trust The Sheridan Inn is a historical treasure to Sheridan, Wyoming and the building represents a rich local history and American western legends. The inn is a 145-foot-long, three-story, L-shaped structure that was designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball, an architect of Omaha, Nebraska. - [Lemley Mill](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/lemley-mill/) - Through the Ages: Saving Wyoming’s Historic Mining HeritageBy: Gina ClingermanNestled at the southern end of the Wind River Mountains in central Wyoming is a collection of log structures, cabins, saloons, and mills that were once part of the bustling South Pass and Lewiston Mining Districts. The buildings are mute sentinels of time, silently watching countless - [Wyoming nonprofit Tracks Across Wyoming merges with the Alliance for Historic Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tracks-merger/) - While the Alliance for Historic Wyoming name will be kept, Tracks Across Wyoming's identity will live on as a new AHW preservation initiative that will feature a series of transportation-themed stories and other programs. Because Tracks served as the Wyoming chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming will now take on that role. - [Evanston Union Pacific Depot](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/evanston-depot/) - Evanston's Union Pacific Depot was built in 1900 thanks to the steady flow of passenger train traffic across Wyoming and the rest of the west. - [Skyline Theater](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/skylinetheater/) - In September 1940 the new Skyline Theater opened in Pinedale, Wyoming and operated as a theater until the 1980s. The Skyline Theater is located in Pinedale’s locally designated historic district, and was awarded a Historic Architecture Assistance Fund grant in 2017. - [Corthell Dairy Barn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/corthelldairybarn/) - Located in West Laramie off of Highway 130 stands the 1910 wood frame Corthell Dairy Barn. Owner Candace Pisciotti was awarded a Historic Architecture Assistance Fund grant in 2016 to assess the barn’s condition. She hopes to develop a plan to preserve the building for future use. - [Slovenksi Dom](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/slovenskidom/) - Rock Springs’ Slovenski Dom has served as the social and cultural heart of Rock Springs’ Slovenian community for over 100 years. This building is a great representation of the preservation of immigrant history within the state, and an important example of repurposing and using old buildings not leaving them dormant. - [Old Johnson School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/oldjohnsonschool/) - The Old Johnson school, which is currently being occupied by Destiny Church and Academy, was built on the South Side of Cheyenne in 1923. Following an unfortunate accident in 2016 which compromised a load bearing wall on the west side of the school, Destiny Church and Academy was awarded a Historic Architecture Assistance Fund grant in 2016, which connected them to TDSi in Cheyenne. - [First Stop on the Lincoln Highway](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/firsstoponthelincolnhighway/) - This week we get to hear about the first stop on Greg's tour of the Lincoln Highway. And what better place to start the trip than to stop in the state capital, Cheyenne. If you missed last week's post, we are excited to be highlighting Greg Rasanen's Blog about his trip across the Lincoln Highway for the next month. - [Next Stop: Buford, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/nextstopbuford/) - We hope you enjoyed the beginning of Greg Rasanen’s adventure crossing the Wyoming Lincoln Highway, we sure did! We especially like the part about Frontier Days, it’s always a great event that brings communities and families from all over the country together. Our next stop on this journey is Buford, Wyoming, let’s find out what Greg has to say about this small “town.” - [All Aboard for the Ames Monument](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/allaboardfortheamesmonument/) - Who doesn’t love Buford, Wyoming? We hope a new owner comes in to keep Wyoming’s smallest “town” running, the town is important both historically and for drivers on I-80 who might need to stop for gas or due to the weather. This week’s stop is only a few miles from the small town of Buford- the Ames Monument! - [Onward to Fort Steele](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/onwardtofortsteele/) - Last week’s stop on Greg’s Lincoln Highway Adventure was the Ames Monument. Last summer we celebrated the site becoming a National Historic Landmark, making it Wyoming’s twenty-sixth National Historic Landmark! This week we leave Albany county and head to Fort Steele. - [Last Stop: Fort Bridger](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/laststopfortbridger/) - There’s so much to see in Green River, if you decide to drive the Lincoln Highway make sure to check out the historic sites in the city of Green River. We are at the end of the highway and the end of the Greg’s journey, this week will be about Fort Bridger. But first we would like to thank Greg Rasanen for allowing us to share his journey across the Lincoln Highway and the history of all the historic places found along the I-80 corridor. If you want to check out Greg Rasanen’s Blog, click here. Also, if you have any stories of traveling through Wyoming and your experience at different historic places and spaces please feel free to reach out to us, we’re always looking for people’s experience. But back to the Lincoln Highway, last stop, Fort Bridger. - [C&H Refinery](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/chrefinery/) - On the western edge of Lusk, in eastern Wyoming, sit two hulking cast-iron tanks.The tanks are the heart of C &H Refinery, the world’s smallest operating oil refinery. - [Sunrise Mining District](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/sunriseminingdistrict/) - Not far from Guernsey in southeastern Wyoming, you will find the Sunrise Mining District, another industrial heritage gem. - [Charles F. Swayger Home](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/charles-f-swayger-home/) - In 1905, Swayger built a home on six acres of land at the corner of Randall Avenue and Bent Street in Cheyenne. He built a Georgian Revival influenced house with many unique features of the era. At the time no other house looked like the Swayger home and it gained considerable recognition. - [Mt. Sinai Synagogue](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/mtsinaisynagogue/) - Mt. Sinai synagogue has provided a space for the Jewish community since 1915, when the original cornerstone was laid on Pioneer avenue and 20th Street. - [Ames Monument](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/amesmonument/) - The $64,000 monument project was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and was completed in 1882. It features two bas-relief sculptures of the Ames brothers, Oakes on the east side and Oliver on the west - [Cheyenne Carnegie Library](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cheyennecarnegielibrary/) - The first library in Cheyenne was located in Central School in a relatively small room. As the town grew and its needs multiplied, a committee to build a new library was established in 1900, and two years later, Cheyenne had a Carnegie Library. - [AMK Ranch, Grand Teton National Park](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/amkranch/) - The AMK Ranch represents two important phases of settlement in the Jackson Hole valley: homesteading and vacation homes. The property demonstrates a cultural shift from using the land for basic daily needs and economic sufficiency to a more dominant appreciation of land as scenery and a place for recreation. - [Hiking the Oregon Trail Across Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hikingtheoregontrailacrosswyo/) - "Wyoming’s sense of preservation is unmatched. Without this Trail, we would find life today far different. I cannot convey how strongly I feel when I see the Trail in Wyoming. And not just that Trail, but the assorted stage routes and the Overland Trail, an Indian trail across Weston County, the Lander Road, etc." - Cori Clements, Wyoming resident who hiked the Oregon Trail all the way across the state over 10 years. Read her inspiring story here! - [Castle Gardens](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/castlegardens/) - Castle Gardens gets its name from the outcropping of sandstone that the wind has eroded into fanciful shapes resembling the turrets and towers of castles. This unusual formation has been luring visitors for thousands of years, and many of them left their mark in the soft sandstone. - [Wyoming's Indigenous Heritage](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/indigenous-wyoming/) - The western cowboy's history in Wyoming is actually relatively short. Several different Native American groups inhabited the region far before immigrants from the east settled there, and they are still here today. - [Old Bedlam, Fort Laramie](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/oldbedlam/) - Old Bedlam was built in 1849, making it the oldest standing military building in Wyoming. Fort Laramie was established when the military came to the state to protect emigrants traveling on the Mormon, Oregon, and the Overland trail. - [Rock Springs Union Pacific Depot](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/rock-springs-union-pacific-depot/) - While many Wyoming towns only have one train depot, Rock Springs has two historic depots, reflecting the importance of the railroad for the community and the surrounding area. - [Point of Rocks Stage Station](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/point-of-rocks/) - The Point of Rocks Stage Station, also known as Almond Station, was built in 1862 for Ben Holladay’s Overland Stage after Holladay moved his stage route from the popular Oregon Trail-South Pass route to the southern Overland Route. - [Hallville Mine Site](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hallville-mine/) - The Hallville and nearby Black Butte Mines were both opened in 1869, the year after the Union Pacific was completed in the area. At its peak, 100 coal cars per week were loaded and brought out of the Hallville Mine. - [Reliance Tipple](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/reliance-tipple/) - The “new” Reliance Tipple was built in 1936 to replace an earlier wooden tipple originally constructed in 1910. - [Crookston Ranch](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/crookston-ranch/) - The Crookston Ranch was homesteaded by Joe Crookston around 1887 at the ever-shifting foot of the Killpecker Sand Dune Field. His family had moved to Rock Springs area from Illinois around 1870 and he had worked as a laborer as a teenager - [Virginian Hotel, Medicine Bow](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/the-virginian/) - The Lincoln Highway was notorious for attracting unique landmarks to draw in business from travelers. One such place on the Lincoln Highway, now Highway 30, is a monolithic, three-story stone building - the Virginian Hotel. - [Granger School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/granger-school/) - The town of Granger is currently in the process of converting their former school into a community center. - [Wolf Hotel, Saratoga](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wolf-hotel/) - In a way, the the Wolf Hotel in Saratoga owes its existence to a particular case of rheumatism. Now it has become a feature of Carbon County. - [Medicine Bow Depot](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/medicinebowdepot/) - The depot in Medicine Bow stands out in the small town with its bright red roof. It speaks to a time early in the state's history before the Lincoln Highway and the Interstate highway system when train travel was still the best way to get from destination to destination. - [Wyoming Motel, Cheyenne](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wyomingmotel/) - The Wyoming Motel in Cheyenne was one of the many motels that sprung up in the heyday of long distance automobile travel. The motel was built in 1936, making it Cheyenne institution for the last 80 years. - [LX Bar Ranch](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/lxbar/) - Located in northeast Wyoming along the Powder River, the LX Bar joins a long list of historic ranches that tell the story of the early cattle industry in the state of Wyoming. - [Cheyenne Union Pacific Railroad Depot](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cheyennedepot/) - In order to make the Cheyenne depot stand out, the Union Pacific turned to prominent architect Henry Van Brunt who was nationally-known for his institutional buildings designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style that was popular during the late 19th Century. - [Bim Kendall House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/bimkendallhouse/) - The Bim Kendall House in Laramie is home to the University of Wyoming's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. The house was built in 1954 by prominent Laramie architects Eliot and Clinton Hitchcock. - [Big Horn County Library](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/bighorncountylibrary/) - The Big Horn County Library was created in 1907 by the Book Lovers’ Club, an organization created by a group of women in Basin in 1906. - [Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/stcyrilandmethodius/) - Within the city of Rock Springs stands the grandiose Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church that was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22nd, 2015. With its Romanesque architecture and a 125-feet bell tower, the Church looms over the southwestern Wyoming town. - [Prisoner of War Camp, Douglas](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/campdouglas/) - Officially closed on February 1, 1946, the Douglas, Wyoming prisoner of war camp that housed Italian and German P.O.W.’s during WWII represents an interesting chapter in the history of our state. - [Former Park County Public Library Carnegie Building](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/parkcountycarnegielibrary/) - In 1911, Park County split from Big Horn County, and in 1914 the Park County commissioners appointed a board for a public library system. The city council immediately applied again for a Carnegie Public Library Building grant. - [Laramie Plains Civic Center](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/laramieplainsciviccenter/) - The Laramie Plains Civic Center is a terrific example of how former school buildings can be adaptively reused for the greater good of a community. Laramie will have to face this issue once more as the high school built in 1960 is now empty after the city built a brand new high school that opened in 2016. - [Roosevelt High School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/roosevelthighschool/) - The school was originally built in 1922 as North Casper School. Thanks to the Casper Housing Authority and the VA, the old Roosevelt High School will continue to be a neighborhood center for another hundred years. - [Buffalo Soldiers at Fort D.A. Russell](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/buffalosoldiersatfortdarussell/) - On July 4, 1867, the Union Pacific railroad established its headquarters in the area that would later become Cheyenne. The U.S. Cavalry followed them weeks later to establish Fort D.A. Russell. There wouldn’t be a high concentration of Buffalo Soldiers on the base until 1902 after the Philippine Insurrection. - [Industry, Public Lands, and Historic Landscapes](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/laramie-valley-vista/) - Oftentimes in historic preservation, there are conflicts that arise between industrial development and historic places and spaces. In this piece, AHW volunteer Kathrine Kasckow shares her personal account of how the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act helped preserve an important historic landscape on public lands. - [Kuster Hotel, Laramie](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/kuster-hotel/) - The Kuster Hotel in Laramie is not named for infamous General George Custer who was very active in the west during the mid to late-19th century. The Kuster Hotel was actually named for a German family that was one of the first to settle Laramie in the 1860s. Built in 1869, the hotel was the first stone building built in the town. - [Sinclair Theater](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/sinclair-theater/) - Cover Photo credit: Cinema TreasuresWhen you think of Sinclair, you might think of the bold green dinosaur associated with the oil company. However, there is also a small town named for the company in central Wyoming. In the town are not green dinosaurs, but instead a plethora of Spanish Mission revival architecture. One great example is the Sinclair Theater, which has been empty for some time but is currently in the process of a historic preservation project. - [Hotel Tomahawk](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hotel-tomahawk/) - The Lincoln Highway didn't only offer spectacular views of the beautiful countryside across America. It also offered some pretty nice accommodations. The Hotel Tomahawk in Green River was as glamorous as any hotel in its time, and it has continued to serve the population of Green River in various ways over its lifetime. - [Nellie Iles School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/nellie-iles/) - One of few schools in Wyoming to incorporate Craftsman elements in its design, Nellie Iles School in Laramie is seamlessly integrated into the surrounding neighborhood. - [Laramie High School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/laramie-high-school/) - With the new Laramie High School now completed, questions surround the fate of the one built in 1960. There is a glimmer of hope, however, if we turn to the past. Laramie has an excellent track record of reusing its high schools, with one former high school now being used as apartments and the other serving as the Laramie Plains Civic Center. - [Ucross Ranch](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ucross-ranch/) - The Ucross Foundation has successfully developed a way to find creative new uses for historic buildings while at the same time honoring the historic use of the location and the agricultural traditions of the area. Ucross still operates as a working cattle ranch, while simultaneously serving as a retreat for artists from across the country, making it a truly successful preservation project. - [Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Part II](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/heart-mountain-relocation-center-part-ii/) - How do you preserve something when there is nothing left to preserve? The story of preservation at Heart Mountain shows that there may always be something to preserve - you just have to go find it and bring it back. - [Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Part III](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/heart-mountain-part-iii/) - Historic preservation is always an ongoing process - it is rarely finished, and is often a community effort. Preservation at Heart Mountain wouldn't be possible without a community of volunteers and supporters who see the value in saving such a troubling place. Their hard work will keep Heart Mountain available for people of the next generation. Read Part III of our Heart Mountain profile to learn about long term preservation at the site and how to get involved. - [Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Part I](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/heart-mountain/) - Historic preservation isn't always about saving the prettiest buildings or the sites of triumph of the human spirit. Historic preservation is at its core about preserving sites that are important. Important sites can include both the triumphant and the embarrassing moments from our history. They all provide us with insight and direction about who we are, where we came from, and how we can create a more equitable future. - [National Historic Preservation Act and Federal Lands](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/historic-preservation-federal-lands/) - The development of the modern west was largely related to the vast open spaces that surround the towns. Many of these lands are federally owned, and contain historic resources related to homesteading, ranching and grazing, energy development, and fire suppression. The National Historic Preservation Act plays an important role in preserving these open spaces and the cultural resources that lie within them. - [Tie Hacking and Splash Dams](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tie-hacking-splash-dam/) - While railroad towns like Cheyenne were already developing reputations and nicknames like “Hell on Wheels,” the railroad industry was also thriving in the mountains that span the vast spaces between those towns. The early period of railroad construction throughout the west formed a strong connection between interstate commerce and transportation and what would become our nation’s national forests. - [Fire Lookout Towers](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fire-lookout/) - Our relationship with fire goes way back, but we are still engaged in a constant negotiation with the flame to this day. Fire lookout towers stand as beacons in the everlasting conversation between natural processes and human interests. - [Allen Chapel, Cheyenne](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/allen-chapel/) - While the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has not been in one location for its entire lifetime, its congregation and presence in the community have been an important part of Cheyenne since it was established in 1878. - [Fossil Cabin, Medicine Bow](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fossil-cabin/) - The Fossil Cabin Museum on Highway 30, Wyoming was built in 1932, but its materials are much older. The cabin is constructed entirely out of dinosaur fossils. - [Miller Barn, Four Corners](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/millerbarn/) - The barn was built for Polish homesteaders Walentz Podlaszewski and Veronica Zwolkowski Podlaszewski around 1910. - [Hebard Elementary School, Cheyenne](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hebard-elementary-school-cheyenne/) - David Noyes remembers attending Hebard Elementary School in the 1950s - [Sky Ranch Historic District](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/sky-ranch/) - The Grand Teton National Park Historic Properties Management Plan Environmental Assessment is open for comments until February 17. The plan evaluates present conditions and future uses for the 44 historic properties located within Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Among these properties is Sky Ranch, an architect-designed complex of beautifully crafted log buildings constructed as a vacation retreat in 1953. The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to demolish the National-Register eligible Sky Ranch – WE DISAGREE! - [Greater South Pass Historic Landscape](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/south-pass/) - South Pass played a crucial role in allowing the booming United States to spread from coast to coast - [Greater South Pass Historic Landscape](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/greater-south-pass-historic-landscape-lesley-wischmann/) - The lust for gold and quick wealth in the mid-19th century in America did not just grip places like Oregon and California. Places like South Pass show how Wyoming too had its own share of gold rush booms and busts - [Old Stoney, Sundance](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/old-stoney-sundance/) - Built in 1923, Old Stoney represents the Progressive Era, a time when Wyoming began several initiatives to improve the quality of education to keep up with national trends. - [Wyoming's Historic Ranches](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/historic-ranches/) - Historic ranches don't just give us beautiful century-old barns to look at - they also contribute in preserving the wide-open spaces that have come to define Wyoming. - [Churchill Elementary School, Cheyenne](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/churchill-elementary-school-cheyenne/) - A former elementary school built in the early 20th century enjoys a new life as offices for a nonprofit organization - [Deadline Ridge Fire Lookout](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/deadline-ridge/) - Though little is known about this specific tower, one can only imagine the types of thoughts that must have occupied a lookout's mind as they sat stranded, completely alone at 10,000 feet, watching for orange glows on the horizon. - [Ghost Towns & Cemeteries](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ghost-towns-cemeteries/) - Not all towns last forever. However, they leave behind relics, clues, and memories that excite the imagination and inspire tales of mystery. - [Dean Morgan Jr. High School, Casper](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/dean-morgan-jr-high/) - In 1953, Casper teens entered the new Dean Morgan Junior High, praised for its “space, soft colors, modern illumination, convection heating, and a general building design tailored for needs of younger teen-agers.” - [Bath Stone Ranch](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/bath-stone-ranch/) - Henry Bath immigrated with his family to the United States from Germany in 1848. After twenty years in New York, Henry’s parents decided to follow the brand new Union Pacific railroad to Laramie. - [Simpson Lake Lodge](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/simpson-lake/) - The cabins at Simpson Lake can only be reached by horseback. Their remoteness is only one contributing factor to Simpson Lake Lodge's charm. - [Shoshone Episcopal Mission School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/shoshone-episcopal-mission/) - Sadly, the Shoshone Episcopal Mission School burned down March 24th. The school building is rooted in the history of Wyoming, the west, and the United States. Read more about it here. - [Cheyenne Airfield Fountain](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/cheyenne-airfield-fountain/) - The grand art deco fountain that rises in front of Cheyenne's municipal airport honored early aviation history when it was built in the 1930s. Today, it not only continues to honor that early history, but also memorializes every year of aviation in Wyoming ever since it was built. The group Cheyenne Historic Preservation is actively working to restore the fountain to allow it to continue to embody the aviation spirit of Cheyenne for many more decades. - [Saint Joseph's Children's Home](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/st-josephs/) - St. Joseph's began in 1930 as an orphanage. Since then, it has been converted to a psychiatric residence facility for kids from around the state. St. Joseph's uses its history in the area to enhance their practices by preserving and reusing historic facilities in their day to day operations. - [Ames Monument, Albany County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ames-monument/) - Most of us have at least heard of the Ames Monument. But how many of us have actually gone out to see it? AHW volunteer Katherine Kasckow tells the story of her first time visiting the pyramid on the plains. - [I-80 Summit and Abraham Lincoln Statue](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/i-80-summit-and-abraham-lincoln-statue-trish-ullery-whitaker/) - The statue of the 16th president sits at the highest point on Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne - [Love Ranch Homestead](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/love-ranch-homestead/) - The conglomeration of structures on the Love Ranch Homestead was constructed by John David Love in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. - [Kearney Community Hall](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/kearney-community-hall/) - The Kearney Community Hall is a multi-use facility located in Johnson County that was used for reunions, dances, elections, meetings, and parties among many other community activities. - [Loehr Residence](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/loehr-residence/) - The Loehr Residence is located in Laramie, Wyoming and is a contributing structure in Laramie’s West Side Neighborhood. - [First Congregational United Church of Christ](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/first-congregational-united-church-of-christ/) - The First Congregational United Church of Christ was built in 1911. This classic example of Gothic Revival architecture sits within the Sheridan Downtown Historic District. - [Emerson Parks House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/emerson-parks-house/) - The Emerson Parks house is a two-story log cabin located in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. The house is named for a distinguished former local resident, Emerson Parks (1887-1965), who was a geologist and cartographer. - [Mankin Barn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/mankin-barn/) - The Mankin Barn is located on the former Keeline/4J Ranch outside Gillette, Wyoming. The barn was built for the Keeline brothers in 1908, and has served as a horse barn ever since. - [Kaycee Methodist Church](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/kaycee-methodist-church/) - The Kaycee Methodist Church was originally built in 1910 in the Salt Creek oil fields. The structure was relocated in 1930 and became the town of Kaycee’s community church. - [AMK Ranch - Unbarred Tour](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/amk-ranch-unbarred-tour/) - AMK Ranch, Grand Teton National Park, Wyo, 2015. - [A.A. Anderson Lodge](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/aa-anderson-lodge/) - Artist Abraham Archibald Anderson established this lodge in what is now the Shoshone National Forest in 1890. - [Old Town Hall, Bairoil](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/old-town-hall-bairoil/) - The Old Town Hall in Bairoil was built in the 1920s to serve a growing oil company town. - [Andy Chambers Homestead](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/andy-chambers-homestead/) - The Andy Chambers property, which was occupied from about 1916 to 1980, is the most intact homestead remaining from the original settlement of Gros Ventre (pronounced “Grovont”), which at its height was home to almost 30 families. - [Natrona County High School, Casper](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/natrona-county-high-school-casper/) - Hilery Lindmier recalls childhood memories of watching Wyoming Symphony Orchestra concerts from the balcony of the auditorium in Casper's distinct Natrona County High School - [Transcontinental Transportation](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2016-1-13-transcontinental-transportation/) - Wyoming has always been at the heart of the nation’s move west. - [Yellowstone Elementary School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/yellowstone-elementary/) - Yellowstone Elementary School was completed in 1923, and today houses the Sweetwater County Family Justice Center. - [Union Tavern](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/uniontavern/) - Though there were shortages, booms, and busts in Hudson, Wyoming one building remained opened through everything, the Union Tavern. The bar was originally built in 1915, and still continues to stand within the small town of Hudson. - [Buffalo, Wyoming and the Basque Community](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/sheep-buffalo-wyoming-and-the-basque-community/) - The Basque population in Buffalo is not as big as it was in the mid-twentieth century, nonetheless the families that have stayed in the area and continue to preserve their heritage. - [The Durlacher](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/thedurlacher/) - When driving down 2nd street of downtown Laramie, it’s hard not to notice a big iron storefront on one of the buildings that reads “Simon Durlacher.” The building on 203 S 2nd street has been around since 1872 when it was built by Simon Durlacher, making it one of the oldest buildings on the block. - [518 Broadway, Thermopolis, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/518broadway/) - In 2017, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming gave a Historic Architecture Assistance Fund grant to the Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Economic Development Company (EDC) to survey a building located at 518 Broadway, Thermopolis, WY. Read more about the project here. - [The Wandering Hermit](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/the-wandering-hermit/) - By Dan Brecht, Owner of the Wandering Hermit Wheatland was founded to serve the farms and ranches that sprung up in the Wheatland Flats after the Wyoming Development Company began its ambitious irrigation project. Gilchrist Avenue, the widest street in the new town, became the preferred location for new businesses springing up between the Colorado - [Jen's Books (Formerly Converse County Bank)](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/jensbooks/) - By Douglas Historic Preservation Board - [Dayton Mercantile](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/dayton-mercantile/) - The Historic Dayton Mercantile is an amazing look into the rich history of Sheridan County and the beginning of the town of Dayton. The majestic old west look of the two-story building beckons people to look inside and is the subject of thousands of tourists’ photographs each year. - [Sliver Star Camp](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/silverstarcamp/) - The Silver Star Camp located in Thayne, Wyoming was built in 1909 was built by the Ladies LDS Relief Society. In 2017, the DUP was awarded a Historic Architecture Assistance Fund grant which matched them with Dubbe-Moulder to create a rehabilitation plan for the property. - [This Week: Point of Rocks Stage Coach](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/thisweekpointsofrockstagestation/) - Though it continues to be sad that only pieces of Fort Steele remain, we had a blast reading Greg’s thoughts and history about what the site was and became. This week Greg stops by Points of Rock Stage Station. - [Green River, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/greenriverwyoming/) - We feel like we’re on the Overland Trail after reading last weeks post about the Points of Rock Stage Station. We’re coming down to our last to post by Greg Rasanen as he starts to near the end of the Wyoming portion of the Lincoln Highway. This week we stop in Greg’s hometown, Green River! - [Too High for Me](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/toohighforme-lincolnheadmonument/) - Thank you to our volunteer Jon Wiebe for sharing his memory about going to the Lincoln head on I-80 for the first time. - [Piedmont Kilns](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/piedmontkilns/) - Another fascinating glimpse into our industrial past is the site of the Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, located south of Evanston. - [Rock Springs Chinatown](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/rockspringschinatown/) - Chinese workers who lived in Chinatown in Rock Springs were attacked in 1885 and the neighborhood was destroyed. Unlike the buildings, the history and stories of their community was not lost. - [Hynds Lodge](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hyndslodge/) - Hynds Lodge, built by Cheyenne businessman Harry P. Hynds in 1922 for $25,000, was constructed as a lodge at the recreation camp for the Boy Scouts of America. Hynds came to Cheyenne in 1882 and worked as a blacksmith for the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line before acquiring several gambling saloons and making a fortune. - [Lowell O'Bryan Monument](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/lowellobryanmonument/) - On the western edge of the University of Wyoming campus stands a largely forgotten monument to a former Cowboy. The Lowell O’Bryan monument is an unassuming stone drinking fountain located directly west of Old Main. It bears a plaque that reads “He gave himself to insure the safety of others.” - [C.H. King Lumber Company and First National Bank of Shoshoni](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ch-king-lumber-company-and-first-national-bank-of-shoshoni/) - The first owner of the building was Charles Henry King, one of the earliest settlers to arrive in the area. He arrived in Shoshoni from Omaha in 1905. Upon arrival King bought three lots that would become in the following year the first lumber company in town. During this period, the lumber company’s main business came from homesteaders who had headed out west to claim the land that was promised by the Homestead Act. - [Carbon, WY](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/carbon/) - Carbon was founded in 1868 along the Union Pacific railroad and was named for the resource that was mined in the area: coal. - [Edgar J. Lewis Bandshell](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/edgarjlewisbandshell/) - The bandshell in Laramie is one of thousands of public works projects that were completed as a result of the Works Progress Administration. Communities across America are dotted with buildings and parks that came from Roosevelt's New Deal. - [Rock Springs Coal Sign](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/rockspringscoal/) - The Rock Springs Coal sign was originally constructed in 1929 by the Wyoming Coal Operators. The welcome sign arched over the Lincoln Highway to greet travelers as they came through town. - [Jeffrey City](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/jeffreycity/) - Jeffrey City did not begin as a mining town. The town originally sprang up in the early 1930s when Beulah Peterson Walker and her husband moved to the area from Nebraska and homesteaded in the area. - [Art 321, Casper Artists' Guild](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/art321/) - The Casper Artists' Guild's renovation of the former Pacific Produce building for their new location is a great example of how abandoned historic buildings can transition from a public burden to local gem and destination place with strong community support. - [Lovejoy Building](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/lovejoy-building/) - Elmer Lovejoy brought the future to Wyoming when he introduced the state to the horseless carriage in 1898. University of Wyoming professor Phil Roberts tells the story of Wyoming's first automobile. - [Clay Paper Scissors Gallery and Studio](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/clay-paper-scissors-gallery-and-studio/) - Clay Paper Scissors Gallery and Studio owners Mark Vinich and Camellia El-Antably turned a falling down 19th century building in downtown Cheyenne into a beautiful art gallery. Here we celebrate their preservation success story. - [Spear-O-Wigwam](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/spear-o-wigwam/) - Willis Moses Spear established the Spear-O-Wigwam camp with his wife Virginia in 1923. Originally just a tent camp, the guest ranch grew to include 16 buildings. - [Wyoming Frontier Prison](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wyoming-frontier-prison/) - Construction on the Frontier Prison began in 1888, but funding and weather concerns pushed the official opening of Cell Block A to 1901. - [Warren Rest House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/warren-rest-house/) - The Warren Rest House is located in Holliday Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The structure is named for Frances E.Warren. - [F.S. King Brothers Ranch: Frank Stocker King](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/fskingbrothersranch/) - Who was Frank Stocker King? - [Wells Fargo Building and Tower, Casper](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wells-fargo-building-and-tower-casper/) - The Wyoming National Bank in downtown Casper celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1964 with a modern building complex unlike any in Wyoming. The bank was designed by Denver architect Charles Deaton, who also designed the so-called “Jetson House” west of Denver, which was featured in Woody Allen’s 1973 movie Sleeper. - [CCC Museum at Guernsey State Park](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/ccc-castle-guernsey/) - The castle-like structure that sits atop a cliff overlooking the Guernsey reservoir was a Civilian Conservation Corps project initiated during the Great Depression. - [Empire, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/empire-wyoming/) - Empire was founded in 1908 by African American settlers who came from Nebraska to build a racially self-sufficient, politically autonomous community in the Equality State. Empire thrived for about a decade, but vanished from the map in the mid-1920s. - [Stacy Whitman-Moore Preservationist Profile](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/stacy-whitman-moore-preservationist-profile/) - Stacy Whitman-Moore worked for two years for the Alliance for Historic Wyoming as an archaeologist in Grand Teton National Park. Read her testimony about her experience and why cultural resources matter. - [Wyoming's Industrial Heritage](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/industrial-heritage/) - Wyoming’s economy has long been driven by energy extraction. However, what remains less well-known are some of the remarkable industrial heritage sites that dot the state. - [Adobe Town, Red Desert, near Wamsutter, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/adobe-town-red-desert-near-wamsutter-wyoming-david-egolf/) - Adobe Town once sat in the heart of the Red Desert - [Miller Barn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/miller-barn/) - The Miller Barn is located on the prairie 20 miles north of Newcastle, Wyoming, close to Four Corners, Wyoming. The barn was built for Polish homesteaders Walentz Podlaszewski and Veronica Zwolkowski Podlaszewski around 1910. - [Building 263](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-8-3-building-263/) - Building No. 263, also designated by a sign at its entrance as Shoshone Tribal Roads Building, is located within the historic area of the Wind River Blockhouse and Shoshone Agency in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. It was built in 1906 in a typical bungalow style for the Shoshone Agency. - [Sheridan County Jail](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-7-30-sheridan-county-jail/) - The Sheridan County Juvenile Probation & Drug Court, originally known as the Sheridan County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence, was built in 1913 on a plot of land donated to the county by local businessmen L.H. Brooks and F.H. Kilbourne, and the First Congregational Church of Sheridan. - [Preston Cow Barn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-7-28-preston-cow-barn/) - The Preston Cow Barn is located in Star Valley near the town of Bedford, Wyoming. The barn is characteristic of early 20th century prairie barns around Wyoming. - [Hufford House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-7-28-hufford-house/) - The Hufford House sits outside of the small town of Cokeville in western Wyoming. The Sublette Trail and homestead sites in the area that the house sits in are significant to the Mormon pioneers and the local community. - [Rule Ranch](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-7-28-rule-ranch/) - This collection of buildings on the Rule Ranch, formerly the Fowler Ranch, includes a two-story house, a main barn, a loafing barn, and a tenant/storage building. The ranch is located near Banner, Wyoming. - [Niobrara County Library](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-7-28-niobrara-county-library/) - The Niobrara County Library opened in 1919 with help from a grant from the Carnegie Corporation and has served as a library since. - [Andy Chambers Homestead Cabin](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/2015-7-28-andy-chambers-homestead-cabin/) - The Andy Chambers Homestead Cabin is located within Grand Teton National Park. Andy Chambers was one of the first homesteaders to populate Mormon Row when he settled there in 1912. - [Jeffrey City, Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/jeffrey-city-fremont-county-wyoming-luke-anderson-intern/) - The uranium mine ghost town Jeffrey City is in Fremont County - [Wyoming School for the Deaf, Natrona County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wyoming-school-for-the-deaf-mary-humstone/) - This historic school resides in Casper, Wyoming - [The AMK Ranch, Grand Teton National Park](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/the-amk-ranch-carly-ann-anderson/) - The AMK Ranch, originally settled in 1890, now belongs to Grand Teton National Park - [South Pass](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/south-pass-julia-stuble/) - People started moving into South Pass City in the 1860s - [Green River Train Depot, Sweetwater County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/green-river-train-depot-county-brie-blasi/) - This depot from 1910 speaks to the West's long relationship with the railroad - [The Cooper House, University of Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/the-cooper-house-andrea-graham/) - The Cooper family's Spanish Mission revival mansion appears a bit out of place in the frigid winters of the Laramie Valley - [Hoyt Hall, University of Wyoming campus](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/hoyt-hall-tony-denzer/) - Hoyt Hall sits on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie ## Pages - [HOME](https://historicwyoming.org/) - Working with communities statewide, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming advocates for the preservation of Wyoming’s historic places and spaces - [WyoGives 2026](https://historicwyoming.org/wyogives-2026/) - Fill out my LGL Form! - [Preserve Wyoming Conference 2026](https://historicwyoming.org/pwc2026/) - September 17-19, 2026 – Casper, WY Historic Preservation Month Special: Get 40% off of a Full Conference Registration during the month of May! 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Her coursework specialized in military history as she was also an active cadet in the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership, the - [Watchlist](https://historicwyoming.org/watchlist/) - The Alliance for Historic Wyoming Watchlist brings statewide attention to historic properties in Wyoming that are currently threatened with demolition or neglect. Properties listed on the Watchlist are significant to Wyoming at the local or state level and have local support for their preservation. 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Frequently Asked Questions: What is the Alliance for Historic Wyoming’s Mission?Working with communities statewide, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming Advocates for the preservation of Wyoming’s historic places and spaces. What does it mean to be a - [Historic Preservation Month 2025](https://historicwyoming.org/historicpreservationmonth2025/) - Preservation is Progress Every May, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming celebrates Historic Preservation Month and those who persist in pursuing preservation in their community and across the state of Wyoming. Join us in highlighting important efforts to preserve historic places and spaces, our calendar of events for the month of May, and learn more about - [HPM 2024](https://historicwyoming.org/744-2/) - [Organizational Members](https://historicwyoming.org/organizational-members/) - Cornerstone-Level Members Partner-Level Members - [Volunteer](https://historicwyoming.org/volunteer/) - Volunteer With AHW! Volunteers are so important to the work we do! From marketing and communications to event planning, we have a place for you. A donation of your time is one of the most important gifts we can receive. Volunteer Interest Form - [Newsletters](https://historicwyoming.org/past-newsletters/) - 2018 Newsletters January February 2017 Newsletters January February April May June July August September October 2016 Newsletters February March July August November December 2016 Top 5 2015 Newsletters January February March April May July 10 Year Anniversary Veteran’s Day November Cowboy Carnegies Launch 2014 Newsletters Thanksgiving 2014 End of Year Campaign 2014 - [Lincoln Highway](https://historicwyoming.org/lincoln-highway/) - Lincoln Highway AssociationAfter the merger with nonprofit Tracks Across Wyoming, The Alliance for Historic Wyoming became the official Wyoming state chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association. The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States, and it made cross-country travel more accessible than ever to Americans. The Lincoln Highway spurred the construction - [Successes](https://historicwyoming.org/successes/) - Our Story After Lesley Wischmann joined Barbara Dobos in fighting to ensure that Martin’s Cove remained in public hands, they decided to ask the Wyoming statewide historic preservation nonprofit for guidance and help. Except, to their surprise, they learned Wyoming was one of only 3 states without such an organization. Their experience with Martin’s Cove, - [What We Do](https://historicwyoming.org/what-we-do/) - Our Story After Lesley Wischmann joined Barbara Dobos in fighting to ensure that Martin’s Cove remained in public hands, they decided to ask the Wyoming statewide historic preservation nonprofit for guidance and help. Except, to their surprise, they learned Wyoming was one of only 3 states without such an organization. Their experience with Martin’s Cove, - [Video for Laramie](https://historicwyoming.org/video-for-laramie/) - [Watchlist-1](https://historicwyoming.org/watchlist-1/) - The Alliance for Historic Wyoming has created a Watchlist for endangered buildings and landscapes. We will update this frequently with the help of you, our subscribers and members. We are a statewide organization and we need your help to know what's going on in your community. If a building or landscape in your community is - [My account](https://historicwyoming.org/my-account/) - [Historic Preservation Month 2021](https://historicwyoming.org/preservationmonth/) - May is Historic Preservation MonthWyoming's Historic Preservation Month is a time for communities across the state to show why historic preservation matters. This May celebrate Wyoming’s history with the Alliance for Historic Wyoming and Wyoming Main Street with tours, events, and more throughout the state’s historic downtowns, parks, and sites. Events will include in-person open - [Historic Preservation Month 2022](https://historicwyoming.org/hpm2022/) - Building Nomination Form Wyoming's Historic Preservation Month is a time for communities across the state to show why historic preservation matters!YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!From 12 participants in 2019 to 30 participants in 2021, it’s been such an amazing journey. We want to make Historic Preservation Month 2022 even bigger and better, with more organizations and more - [Preservation Month 2022](https://historicwyoming.org/wypreservationmonth22/) - This year’s Historic Preservation Month celebration includes many different activities to enjoy across Wyoming!Look for events near you using our interactive map! You’ll find tours, talks, celebrations, and more! We’re happy to also showcase TravelStorys tours on Tuesadays throughout the month! Download the Calendar of Events here. Historic Preservation Month wouldn’t be possible without our - [WyoGives Day 2022](https://historicwyoming.org/wyogives2022/) - WyoGives Day - an initiative of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network- is July 13th! This one-day, 24-hour online giving event is a convenient way to support the Alliance. Your donation will be matched by the Alliance’s WyoGives Challenge Fund and may also be eligible for a 2-to-1 match from the Hughes Charitable Foundation, which has pledged to - [Broadcasting Preservation](https://historicwyoming.org/broadcasting-preservation/) - Broadcasting Wyoming’s Historic Places and SpacesIn 2020, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming saw a need for public recognition of the preservation efforts across Wyoming as the pandemic took a toll on the world of preservation. Restoration of the Lemley Mill Our Partnership with the Public News Service is funded in part by the Wyoming Humanities - [Preservation Month 2023](https://historicwyoming.org/wypreservationmonth/) - Map of Events:Click the play button on the map to explore events across Wyoming! Event CalendarClick on the calendar to download a copy! Don’t see your event listed? Let us know HERE. Current Events Open for Registration: Historic Preservation Month wouldn’t be possible without generous support from our sponsors: Stay up to date! Subscribe to - [Historic Preservation Month May 2023](https://historicwyoming.org/hpm-2023/) - Historic Preservation Month—- May 2023 Looking back at our 5th Historic Preservation Month Celebration, AHW was able to promote, attend, and host dozens of events with the help of our many partners across the state. Here are a few highlights of select events: On May 5th, the Gillette Historic Preservation Board and the the Campbell County Chamber of - [Giving Tuesday 2019](https://historicwyoming.org/givingtuesday2019/) - #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world on December 3, 2019 and every day.This year, when you give, we give back! $5.00A subscription to our monthly newsletter $10.00Free sticker and a set of historic school bookmarks. $20.00Book of Historic Schools of Wyoming. - [Newcastle Tour](https://historicwyoming.org/newcastle-tour/) - Newcastle Walk about Town Historic TourFor the longer version of this tour visit Weston County Museum website here. Quick tutorial on how to navigate the tour below! - [Tour of Platte County ED](https://historicwyoming.org/tour-of-platte-county-ed/) - [Aidan's Tour](https://historicwyoming.org/sweetwatercounty/) - [Jackson Hidden History](https://historicwyoming.org/jacksonhiddenhistory/) - Thank you to the Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum for sharing the hidden history of Jackson. To learn more visit here. - [Newcastle](https://historicwyoming.org/westoncounty/) - The Weston County Historic Preservation Board has nominated the Antlers Hotel. Learn more below! - [Green River](https://historicwyoming.org/greenriver/) - The Green River Historic Preservation Commission works to protect, enhance, and perpetuate the historic buildings and sites in and around Green River. - [Jackson](https://historicwyoming.org/tetoncounty/) - Teton County Historic Preservation Board & Jackson Historical Society share the history of Jackson Hole. - [Wheatland](https://historicwyoming.org/wheatland/) - The Wheatland Historic Preservation Board has nominated the Platte County Economic Development building for Historic Preservation Month, Learn More Below! - [Thermopolis](https://historicwyoming.org/thermopolis/) - Malta Lodge #17 was chartered in 1901, and the Masonic Lodge was built in 1905. This organization has been providing support to the Thermopolis community for the last hundred years. - [Sheridan](https://historicwyoming.org/sheridan/) - Sheridan Main Street has nominated the Green Boomerang, a new boutique thrift store. Learn more about the history! - [Profiles Archives](https://historicwyoming.org/profilesarchive/) - Browse our entire archive of Historic Places and Spaces Profiles Places Allen Chapel AMK Ranch Anderson Lodge Andy Chambers Homestead Cabin Art 321 - Casper Artists' Guild Bairoil Old Town Hall Bath Stone Ranch Big Horn County Library Big Red Barn at Ucross Ranch Bim Kendall House Buffalo Soldiers at Fort D.A. Russell Building 263 - [Diversity Initiative](https://historicwyoming.org/diversity-initiative/) - Diversity InitiativeIn history, there is always more than one side to a story. In fact, it is the multiple stories of different groups and people in society that make history so important and engaging. Although there are minority populations in nearly all of Wyoming’s communities, their histories were not always well-recorded or promoted, leaving much - [Tracks Across Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/tracksacrosswyoming/) - Tracks Across WyomingThe Alliance for Historic Wyoming (AHW) officially merged with a different Wyoming nonprofit organization, Tracks Across Wyoming, in the summer of 2017. Tracks Across Wyoming was Wyoming's state chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association and was devoted to education about the history of the Interstate 80 transportation corridor across southern Wyoming, celebrating the - [This Place Matters: Sweetwater County](https://historicwyoming.org/thisplacematterssweetwatercounty/) - This Place Matters: Sweetwater County - October 3rd-5th, 2017 The Alliance for Historic Wyoming is organizing a This Place Matters community workshop in Green River and Rock Springs. The workshop will focus on two main preservation topics specific to Sweetwater County: railroad and transportation heritage across southern Wyoming and the future of Green River’s historic - [Current Projects](https://historicwyoming.org/currentprojects/) - Current ProjectsStay up to date with our most recent campaigns, initiatives, and programs. Cowboy CarnegiesThe Cowboy Carnegies campaign seeks to raise awareness of Wyoming’s Carnegie library buildings and promote their preservation and continued use. AHW recognizes the importance of the remaining Carnegie buildings, constructed as centers of community learning and gathering, and serving as the - [This Place Matters](https://historicwyoming.org/this-place-matters/) - This Place Matters combines education, outreach, communications and fundraising to build capacity within Wyoming’s historic preservation community. As part of a This Place Matters event, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming offers educational workshops and training, formal and informal gatherings and heritage celebrations to engage the public and promote an enduring preservation ethic.Through the This Place - [Lincoln Highway Association](https://historicwyoming.org/lincolnhighwayassociation/) - After the merger with nonprofit Tracks Across Wyoming, The Alliance for Historic Wyoming became the official Wyoming state chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association. The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States, and it made cross-country travel more accessible than ever to Americans. The Lincoln Highway spurred the construction of many - [Maps](https://historicwyoming.org/maps/) - Maps of WyomingHere is a collection of maps and resources for you next trip through Wyoming. Buckle up! You’re traveling back through time on this ride! Mormon Trail On March 1, 1846, some 500 Mormon wagons lurched northwesterly across the winter-bare Iowa prairie toward the Missouri River. Their route is the Mormon Trail. - [What Landscape Cultural or Historic?](https://historicwyoming.org/what-landscape-cultural-or-historic/) - SPACE is one of Wyoming’s defining characteristics.To each resident, it bestows a legacy of open landscapes and endless vistas. Where the casual visitor sees emptiness, most Wyomingites see a land teeming with life, memory and purpose. Across those spaces is written the history of our great state – the tepee rings and signature rocks; the - [Education](https://historicwyoming.org/education/) - The Alliance for Historic Wyoming offers half-day or full-day workshops to fit the historic preservation needs of your community. These workshops are ideal for city and county historic preservation commissions, Main Street boards, Chamber of Commerce and economic development organizations, and for homeowners and neighborhood groups. Workshops available include:Preserving the Character of Your Community This - [Consulting](https://historicwyoming.org/consulting/) - The Alliance for Historic Wyoming staff are ready to help you with your preservation goals! Are you interested in… - [Historic Preservation Issues in Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/historicpreservationissuesinwyoming/) - Historic Preservation Issues in WyomingThis page will be updated frequently during the 2019 legislative season. 2019 House Bill 149 - Abandoned Building Revitalization This bill would provide tax incentives to building owners interested in revitalizing abandoned buildings in communities throughout Wyoming. To learn more about the bill, click the here. Status: House Bill 149, or - [Historic Rehabilitation](https://historicwyoming.org/historic-rehabilitation/) - Are you thinking about rehabilitating your property? Call the Alliance for Historic Wyoming today to get a consultation. The Alliance for Historic Wyoming has a network of architects, historians, and archeologists who are available to support your preservation goal. Call us today at (307) 333-3508 - [Endowment](https://historicwyoming.org/endowment/) - To ensure the future of our historic preservation work in Wyoming, the Alliance for Historic Wyoming has established an endowment with the Wyoming Community Foundation. This endowment will:improve our financial stability and ensure the longevity of the organizationcreate an ongoing source of incomeallow program expansionsafeguard our long-term commitment to the preservation of Wyoming’s historic places - [Historic Preservation Month](https://historicwyoming.org/historic-preservation-month/) - May is Historic Preservation Month, and we are celebrating online with Wyoming Communities. You can tour historic downtown's throughout the state in the comfort of your home. We will be posting new content from communities across Wyoming every week. Thank you to our sponsors! Explore Wyoming Communities Malta Lodge - Thermopolis Antlers Hotel - [Save the Cooper House!](https://historicwyoming.org/save-the-cooper-house/) - Help us keep University of Wyoming’s “Distinctive Presence” Intact.On June 7, 2019, we learned that the University of Wyoming Housing Task Force was considering the historic Cooper Property on campus as the site of a future dormitory and/or parking garage. The Cooper House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been - [HP Month 2019](https://historicwyoming.org/historic-preservation-month-2/) - 1st Annual Historic Preservation Month 2019 Featured May 9, 2019 Skyline Theater May 9, 2019 In addition, a day to celebrate the Skyline Theatre is in the works for Saturday, May 18 to celebrate the restoration efforts and to continue to raise awareness and funds for this important preservation project. May 9, 2019 Apr 23, - [Advocacy](https://historicwyoming.org/advocacy/) - Your One Stop Shop for Historic Preservation AdvocacyIf you have concerns or questions, contact us at execdirector@historicwyoming.org or call 307-333-308 - [Sponsor an Event](https://historicwyoming.org/sponsor/) - Sponsor an EventAlliance for Historic Wyoming (AHW) is hosting A LOT of community events in 2020 throughout Wyoming. This year we will work with 10+ communities to demonstrate that historic preservation works. It works to develop economies in communities, it works to bring tourists into Wyoming, and it works to preserve Wyoming’s important stories. Print - [Gillette](https://historicwyoming.org/gillette/) - Gillette Historic Preservation Commission was created for purposes of protection, enhancement and perpetuation of significant historical, archaeological and architectural relics within the City of Gillette and the surrounding areas. - [SAVE SKY RANCH](https://historicwyoming.org/saveskyranch/) - We Need Your Help to Save Sky Ranch!By filling out this form, you are showing the National Park Service your support for Sky Ranch. Help us try to save this beautiful historic ranch! See below the form for some reasons why we think the sky ranch should be preserveD. Name * First Name Last Name - [Join Us](https://historicwyoming.org/joinus/) - We are all connected in some way to our historic past. 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First Board of Directors for the Alliance for Historic Wyoming is seated, consisting of Barbara Dobos (Casper), Lesley Wischmann (Laramie), Jason Marsden (Casper), Mary Humstone (Ft. Collins, CO) - [2006](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2006/) - First board meeting is held in Casper. AHW participates in week-long survey of South Pass region. - [2007](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2007/) - Educational materials distributed by the Alliance to Wyoming legislators. 501(c)(3) status is granted from IRS. AHW receives grant from Wyoming Conservation Voters, enabling it to join Public News Service. Grant is received from National Trust for Historic Preservation to revamp website. AHW works with OCTA to circulate petition to protect Greater South Pass Historic Landscape. - [2008](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2008/) - Greater South Pass Historic Landscape campaign is launched. First historic schools campaign is launched. Statewide needs assessment is conducted by the Alliance for Historic Wyoming. Position paper is drafted encouraging renovation and continued use of Natrona County High School. AHW reaches out to candidates for Natrona County school board, hoping to sway them to pro-preservation - [2016](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2016/) - Completed traveling exhibit on Wyoming Carnegie libraries with funding from Wyoming Humanities Council. Exhibit has so far toured to Laramie, Rock Springs, Evanston, Lusk, Newcastle, Lander, and Cody with public presentations at each site. It was also displayed at the Preserve Wyoming Conference in Rock Springs and the Wyoming Business Alliance Conference in Cheyenne. Provided - [2018](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2018/) - Build our staff: Christy Smith, a professional archaeologist who most recently managed the Grand Encampment Museum, joined AHW as executive director in May. Working with Christy is preservation programs assistant Rin Kasckow. Thanks to the Spaugh Hilsmann Fund and the UW American Studies Program, AHW also hired UW undergrad Cameron Weishoff as a summer intern - [2014-2015](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2014-2015/) - Hosted two UNBARRED events (Piney Creek & Sweetwater County). These tours provide participants with the opportunity to visit historic sites statewide, with expert tours and discussions of current preservation issues. With funding from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, awarded $77,840 in architectural services to 20 local preservation projects in cities, towns and rural areas through - [2013](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2013/) - Carly-Ann Anderson hired to replace Hilery Lindmier as Executive Director. Entered into Cooperative Service Agreement with Grand Teton National Park. UNBARRED event at Castle Gardens. Launched partnership program for organizations. Successfully campaigned to halt demolition of the Wyoming School for the Deaf, a 1960s-era school building in Casper with significance in education of the state’s - [2012](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2012/) - AHW launched Historic Landscapes Initiative to promote creative and innovative mitigation ideas to address impacts of mega-energy projects on historic landscapes. Launched More Than Mortar: Wyoming’s Historic School Buildings to honor the legacy of Wyoming’s historic schools and encourage their preservation and continued use. Worked with the School Facilities Commission; provided targeted assistance to about - [2011](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2011/) - Executive Director attends Fundraising School at Indiana University. Board member Mary Humstone presents on historic schools at the annual Preserve Wyoming conference. First UNBARRED event is hosted by AHW at Gothberg Ranch. New website design is unveiled. AHW hosts house party at Snowy Range Lodge. Alliance for Historic Wyoming pioneers new approach to mitigation (NEPA-level - [2010](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2010/) - Hilery Lindmier hired as first Executive Director. Funded by a Peter H. Brink Leadership Foundation grant, board receives mentorship training from Chere Jiusto from the Montana Preservation Alliance. AHW arranged mass display of support for Natrona County High School with a “This Place Matters” event. AHW, partner in Pinedale Anticline mitigation working group, celebrates innovative - [2009](https://historicwyoming.org/timeline_slider_post/2009/) - Founding members recognized in American Cowboy article entitled “15 Westerners to Watch.” Drafted first strategic plan. Began branding the organization with professional logo and brochure. Campaigned to ensure that Natrona County High School in Casper was retained as a high school, and that the historic building be preserved as part of future renovation and expansion. ## Categories - [Historic Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/historic-wyoming/) - [Historic Schools](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/historic-schools/) - [Military History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/military-history/) - [Pioneer Sites](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/pioneer-sites/) - [Community Halls](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/community-halls/) - [Wyoming State Historic Sites](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/wyoming-state-historic-sites/) - [Agriculture](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/agriculture/) - [Landscapes](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/landscapes/) - [Mining Sites](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/mining-sites/) - [Pioneer Trails](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/pioneer-trails/) - [Transportation](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/transportation/) - [Lincoln Highway](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/lincoln-highway/) - [Lodging](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/lodging/) - [Ghost Towns](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/ghost-towns/) - [Indigenous](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/indigenous/) - [Sacred Places](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/sacred-places/) - [Theatres](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/theatres/) - [Oil/Gas](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/oil-gas/) - [Residential](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/residential/) - [Library, Cowboy Carnegies](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/library-cowboy-carnegies/) - [Forestry](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/forestry/) - [Schools, Demolished](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/schools-demolished/) - [Post Office](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/post-office/) - [Main Street](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/main-street/) - [Fraternal Organization](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/fraternal-organization/) - [Archeology](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/archeology/) - [Preservationists](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/preservationists/) - [Watchlist](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/watchlist/) - [Women's History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/women/) - [Press Release](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/category/press-release/) ## Tags - [historicorps](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historicorps/) - [firelookouttower](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/firelookouttower/) - [empire](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/empire/) - [wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming/) - [homestead](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/homestead/) - [torrington](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/torrington/) - [casper](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/casper/) - 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[national register of historic places](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/national-register-of-historic-places/) - [synagogue](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/synagogue/) - [cheyenne](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/cheyenne/) - [more than mortar](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/more-than-mortar/) - [rock springs](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/rock-springs/) - [chinatown](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/chinatown/) - [carnegie library](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/carnegie-library/) - [lowell o'bryan monumeent](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/lowell-obryan-monumeent/) - [university of wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/university-of-wyoming/) - [hynds lodge](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hynds-lodge/) - [harry p hynds](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/harry-p-hynds/) - [curt gowdy](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/curt-gowdy/) - [union pacific](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/union-pacific/) - [depot](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/depot/) - [trains](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/trains/) - [sweetwater county](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sweetwater-county/) - [historic district](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-district/) - [secretary of the interior's standards](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/secretary-of-the-interiors-standards/) - [Skyline Theatre](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/skyline-theatre/) - [Pinedale](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/pinedale/) - [Pinedale Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/pinedale-wyoming/) - [rehabilitation](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/rehabilitation/) - [movie theatre](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/movie-theatre/) - [Grants](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/grants/) - [Laramie Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/laramie-wyoming/) - [Dairy Barn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/dairy-barn/) - [Corthell Dairy Barn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/corthell-dairy-barn/) - [evanston wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/evanston-wyoming/) - [mercantile](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/mercantile/) - [Railroad](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/railroad/) - [I-80](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/i-80/) - [Transportation Corridors](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/transportation-corridors/) - [Wyoming Transportation Corridors](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-transportation-corridors/) - [Wyoming Lincoln Highway](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-lincoln-highway/) - [Hell on Wheels](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hell-on-wheels/) - [historical](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historical/) - [National Historic Landmark](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/national-historic-landmark/) - [Wyoming Landmarks](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-landmarks/) - [wyoming military base](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-military-base/) - [Stage coach](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/stage-coach/) - [Oregon Trail](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/oregon-trail/) - [Overland Trail](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/overland-trail/) - [Fort Bridger](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/fort-bridger/) - [Mormon Trail](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/mormon-trail/) - [A](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/a/) - [Ames Monument](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/ames-monument/) - [Pyramid in Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/pyramid-in-wyoming/) - [Albany County Library](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/albany-county-library/) - [Points of Rock Stage Coach](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/points-of-rock-stage-coach/) - [Mining towns](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/mining-towns/) - [women's groups](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/womens-groups/) - [Women's Clubs](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/womens-clubs/) - [women's club](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/womens-club/) - [literacy](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/literacy/) - [libraries](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/libraries/) - [General Federation of Women's clubs](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/general-federation-of-womens-clubs/) - [Wyoming's Carnegie Libraries](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyomings-carnegie-libraries/) - [Charcoal Kil](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/charcoal-kil/) - [Charcoal Kilns](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/charcoal-kilns/) - [transcontinental railroad](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/transcontinental-railroad/) - [Thayne Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/thayne-wyoming/) - [Latter Day Saints](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/latter-day-saints/) - [Ladies LDS Relief Society](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/ladies-lds-relief-society/) - [Preservation Grants](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/preservation-grants/) - [Daughters of the Utah Pioneers](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/daughters-of-the-utah-pioneers/) - [Cheyenne Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/cheyenne-wyoming/) - [Lincoln Highway](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/lincoln-highway/) - [Fort Steele](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/fort-steele/) - [Carbon County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/carbon-county/) - [mining district](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/mining-district/) - [Sunrise Mining District](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sunrise-mining-district/) - [Sunrise](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sunrise/) - [Sunrise Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sunrise-wyoming/) - [Wyoming minerals](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-minerals/) - [Company Town](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/company-town/) - [Buford](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/buford/) - [Buford Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/buford-wyoming/) - [Georgian Revival](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/georgian-revival/) - [Charles F. Swayger](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/charles-f-swayger/) - [forester](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/forester/) - [landscape gardener](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/landscape-gardener/) - [Slovenski Dom](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/slovenski-dom/) - [Rock Springs Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/rock-springs-wyoming/) - [Slovenian Community](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/slovenian-community/) - [Historic Schools](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-schools/) - [School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/school/) - [Johnson School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/johnson-school/) - [Old Johnson School](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/old-johnson-school/) - [Union Tavern](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/union-tavern/) - [Hudson](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hudson/) - [Hudson Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hudson-wyoming/) - [Mining Company](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/mining-company/) - [Wyoming Bars](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-bars/) - [George H. Roger](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/george-h-roger/) - [Coal Industry](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/coal-industry/) - [The Durlacher](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/the-durlacher/) - [Simon Durlacher](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/simon-durlacher/) - [Firehole Technologies](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/firehole-technologies/) - [Co-working space](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/co-working-space/) - [Alliance for Historic Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/alliance-for-historic-wyoming/) - [Hanna](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hanna/) - [Hanna Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hanna-wyoming/) - [Hanna Mining Town](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hanna-mining-town/) - [Hanna Community Hall](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hanna-community-hall/) - [Linden Hall](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/linden-hall/) - [Hanna Basin Museum](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hanna-basin-museum/) - [Scandinavian History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/scandinavian-history/) - [African American History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/african-american-history/) - [Japanese History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/japanese-history/) - [Community History](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/community-history/) - [Finnish Community](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/finnish-community/) - [Prohibition Era](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/prohibition-era/) - [Prohibition Era in Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/prohibition-era-in-wyoming/) - [Union Pacific Railroad](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/union-pacific-railroad/) - [National Park Service](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/national-park-service/) - [Thermopolis Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/thermopolis-wyoming/) - [Historic Architecture Assistance Fund](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-architecture-assistance-fund/) - [Historic wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-wyoming/) - [518 Broadway](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/518-broadway/) - [Western Architecture](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/western-architecture/) - [Western Commercial Architecture](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/western-commercial-architecture/) - [sheep industry](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sheep-industry/) - [F.S. King Brothers Ranch Homestead](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/fs-king-brothers-ranch-homestead/) - [F.S. King Brothers](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/fs-king-brothers/) - [Albany County Ranches](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/albany-county-ranches/) - [Historic Buildings](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-buildings/) - [Converse County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/converse-county/) - [Douglas Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/douglas-wyoming/) - [Douglas](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/douglas/) - [Wyoming bookstores](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-bookstores/) - [bookstores](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/bookstores/) - [historic bookstores](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-bookstores/) - [historic structures in wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-structures-in-wyoming/) - [Fremont County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/fremont-county/) - [Riverton](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/riverton/) - [Riverton Wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/riverton-wyoming/) - [Delfelder House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/delfelder-house/) - [Blake House](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/blake-house/) - [wheatland wyoming](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wheatland-wyoming/) - [shop local](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/shop-local/) - [Wyoming small business](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/wyoming-small-business/) - [Platte County](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/platte-county/) - [corthell](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/corthell/) - [laramie history](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/laramie-history/) - [scandal](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/scandal/) - [Ayres Bridge](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/ayres-bridge/) - [Historic spaces](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-spaces/) - [Sheridan Inn](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sheridan-inn/) - [Sheridan](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sheridan/) - [Sheridan Community Land Trust](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/sheridan-community-land-trust/) - [post offices](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/post-offices/) - [women's history month](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/womens-history-month/) - [women's history](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/womens-history/) - [Evanston](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/evanston/) - [Watch List](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/watch-list/) - [Endangered](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/endangered/) - [hotels](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/hotels/) - [historic hotels](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic-hotels/) - [Bureau of Land Management](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/bureau-of-land-management/) - [Press Release](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/press-release/) - [Red Desert](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/red-desert/) - [Northern Arapaho](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/northern-arapaho/) - [THPO](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/thpo/) - [Tribal Historic Preservation Office](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/tribal-historic-preservation-office/) - [Indigenous Preservation](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/indigenous-preservation/) - [Aladdin Coal Tipple](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/aladdin-coal-tipple/) - [Rock Springs Civic Center](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/rock-springs-civic-center/) - [airport](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/airport/) - [terminal](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/terminal/) - [historic](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/historic/) - [Saints Cyril and Methodius](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/saints-cyril-and-methodius/) - [Catholic Church](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/catholic-church/) - [black history](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/black-history/) - [black history month](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/black-history-month/) - [searchlight club](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/tag/searchlight-club/) ## Category - [AHW Major Accomplishments](https://historicwyoming.org/profiles/wpostahs-slider-category/ahw-major-accomplishments/)