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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J.H. Brazier, superintendent of the “huge monster” Shows how rail is made in Laramie—1875
Laramie offered large tax offsets to bring a large “rollling” mill to town. The UPRR selected experienced rolling mill operator John Henry Brazier (1836-1908) to be the superintendent of the enterprise. Brazier arrived in early 1875 from Ohio and told the newspaper that he was very pleased with the community and the work that had been done to get the factory built.
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.