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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQK_the-appaloosa_Laramie-WY.html
The legendary war-horse of the Nez Perce has a rich history dating as far back as 20,000 years. Detailed images of spotted horses can be found on cave walls in southern France. In Austria, a scabbard dating back to 1000 B.C. was found decorated wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQJ_chief-washakie_Laramie-WY.html
The history of the American West recognizes Washakie as one of its most remarkable leaders. Revered for statesmanship and respected in battle, he united his people into a significant political and military force. A skilled orator and charismatic f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQH_excavation-site-old-kitchen-and-bakery-ovens_Laramie-WY.html
The original kitchen was constructed in 1873. The bakery ovens sat directly behind it. The extension to the left of the kitchen was added by 1894 and used for a variety of things: store room, icehouse, guards' dining hall, carpentry shop, and bake…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPZ_battle-of-crowheart-butte_Laramie-WY.html
This bronze sculpture captures the moment when Chief Washakie first raises his lance challenging Crow Chief Big Robber to a duel. The Battle of Crowheart Butte was ignited when Crow Chief Big Robber and his braves refused to leave an area near t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPK_excavation-site-new-boiler-plant-and-smoke-stack_Laramie-WY.html
Steam was used to heat the new cellblock and administration wing added to the prison in 1889. Though the boiler was only intended to serve the new addition it heated the entire prison (both cellblocks). Working beyond its capacity, the old boiler …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPG_excavation-site-blacksmith-shop-candle-shop-and-outhouse_Laramie-WY.html
The 1907 photograph to the left shows, from left to right, the boiler plant (foreground), broom factory, outhouse, blacksmith and candle shop, and kitchen extension. Before shops were built inside the stockade, inmates worked outside cutting sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPA_excavation-site-basement-entrance-to-the-wardens-house_Laramie-WY.html
In 1875, the inmates of the Wyoming Territorial Prison constructed a dwelling for the warden and guards. The dwelling, worth $3,000, consisted of six rooms - a kitchen, dining room, and four bedrooms. On July 3, 1877, Laramie's local newspaper, Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP7_excavation-site-ice-house_Laramie-WY.html
On June 24th, 1975, the Laramie Sentinel reported, "An icehouse has been built in the bank a few feet from the prison, and some 60 tons of ice were taken out and stored in it for the use of the prison. This, also done by convict labor, besides whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SNW_tree-in-the-rock_Buford-WY.html
This tree was growing out of a crevice in the rock when the Union Pacific Railroad built its original main line fifty feet south of this rock in 1868. The fence and cable were provided by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. at the request of the Hist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OMW_first-ladies_Laramie-WY.html
Four plaques are located around a monument locate on the Ivinson Mansion grounds in Laramie, Wyoming. Laramie Woman's Club, organized in 1898, honors Laramie's "First Ladies" who pioneered civic and political responsibility by women in thi…
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