Laramie’s Living History — Places
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.'
Towns in Albany County have come and gone with Laramie being the county seat and major population center.
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IVINSON STREET OR IVINSON AVENUE?
NOTE SINCE THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE BOOMERANG, THE CITY HAS RETURNED THE STREET TO ITS PROPER NAME - WHY? READ ON!
The Convoluted History of the Buckeye Ranch
Bisected by Highway 11 in the Centennial Valley lies a ranch with a curious name
A swindler’s dream-- Cummins City, W.T.
Anyone reading the Laramie Sentinel newspaper in Wyoming Territory on April 10, 1880 would see a two-column headline that screamed “Gold! Gold!! Gold!!” The ad implied a rich deposit of gold had been found in the vicinity of the Big Laramie River. This was big news as gold fever was rampant all over the west.
The Grim History of Hutton Lake
Twice in the 1800’s events at Hutton Lake would send shockwaves through the Laramie community