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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The bagpipe-playing Sheriff—“Scotty” Stirling

It’s hard to imagine that one person could have been elected County Sheriff, County Commissioner, and Laramie City Mayor. Not all at the same time, of course.

 And in addition, he was appointed as undersheriff, police chief and city marshal.

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