Laramie’s Living History — Businesses
A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.
The type of businesses in Albany County have changed over time but some have roots to 1868.
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Laramie brick-making factories and masons. Local clay beds spur industry development
On May 10, 1871 the Laramie Sentinel announced that “the Richard Brothers will in a few days have in operation the most extensive brick works this side of Omaha. They have located their yard about a mile southwest of town, upon one of the finest beds of clay we have ever seen