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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OLT_big-laramie-stage-station_Laramie-WY.html
From 1849 through the end of the 19th century, thousands followed the Overland Trail into Wyoming, across the Laramie Plains, to a toll bridge near tree on the Laramie River. The historic crossing of the marshy plains consisted of a corduroy road …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OLS_old-overland-trail_Laramie-WY.html
The first stone
erected in Albany Co.
to mark the
Old Overland Trail
1862 - 1868
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OLR_the-overland-trail_Laramie-WY.html
The route that later became the Overland Trail was followed in 1825 by William Ashley and members of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, who entered the Laramie Valley from the south, forded the Medicine Bow River near Elk Mountain, and crossed the di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LG3_henry-b-joy-monument_Laramie-WY.html
"That there should be a Lincoln Highway across this country is the most important thing"
In memory of Henry B. Joy
The first president of the Lincoln Highway Association
Who saw realized the dream of a continuous improved highway from the Atl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GF9_laramie-timeline_Laramie-WY.html
This marker is made up of a dozen plaques embedded in a cement patio and a map of historic Laramie also embedded in patio. As each plaque has the same format, only a few of them have been illustrated.
1810-1820
French Canadian Jacques LaRamie tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GDO_laramie_Laramie-WY.html
Founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad, Laramie was named after the fur trader Jacques LaRamie. The first female jurors served here in 1870 after Wyoming Territory, in 1869, for the first time in history, gave women full ri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GDL_first-woman-jury_Laramie-WY.html
This tablet marks the site where the first woman jury served during March 1870
Placed in 1922
by
The Jacques LaRamie
ChapterDaughters ofThe AmericanRevolution
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GDI_150-n-2nd-street_Laramie-WY.html
Built in 1869 for the Methodist Episcopal Church, this edifice is likely the oldest church building in Wyoming.
It originally was located across the street where the Elks Lodge now stands.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GCK_the-franchise_Laramie-WY.html
The Franchise
by
John D. Baker
The title "The Franchise" refers to the recognition and bestowal of the right of women to vote under full civil equality with men. In 1869, Wyoming became the first state or territory to grant this right.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ABW_site-of-fort-sanders_Laramie-WY.html
This MonumentMarks the Site ofFort SandersEstablished September 5, 1866Abandoned May 18, 1882Named in Honor ofBrigadier GeneralWilliam P. Sanders
Erected by theState of WyomingandJacques Laramie ChapterDaughters of theAmerican RevolutionJune 19…