Laramie’s Living History — People
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 people who comprise the Albany County community come from several social strata, ethnicities, and races.
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Thornton Biggs—a true Wyoming “cowpuncher” Born a slave in the east, becomes a valued ranch hand
When Thornton Biggs (c. 1855-1941) was born he was a “possession” of his slave-holding owner in Maryland. His parents were slaves and it seemed likely this would be his future too, a long way from Wyoming.
