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Center St., looking east (1920s) Douglas was platted in 1886 [6] when the Wyoming Central Railway (later the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company) established a railway station; the settlement had been in existence since 1867 when Fort Fetterman was built and was first known as "Tent City" [7] before it was officially named "Douglas", after Senator Stephen A. Douglas. [8]
History of Wyoming Volume 2 (PDF). Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing company. Bancroft, Hubert Howe; Frances Fuller Victor (1890). History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888 (PDF). San Francisco: The History Company. Cassity, Michael. Lives Worth Living, History Worth Preserving Wyoming: A Brief History of Wyoming 1860 - 1960 (2010)
Soon after the Civil War, women gained the right to vote in Wyoming — even before the territory became the 44th state. But over the past 130 years, the state has continued to, ever so slowly ...
Prior to her death in 1936, Hebard bequeathed her collection to the University of Wyoming. Her papers characteristically included her own maps, publications, field books, and writings. Her often romanticized view of the Old West shaped the books that she wrote on Wyoming history. [3] Hebard's published works include: The Government of Wyoming ...
In 1926, the Wyoming Pioneer Association was incorporated. This organization's stated purpose was to preserve historical knowledge, artifacts and locations, as well as providing an outlet for long-time Wyoming residents or "pioneers" to share their experiences in bringing Wyoming into statehood [2] A cabin was built to serve as a meeting place and museum on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds, but ...
Pages in category "History of women in Wyoming" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Dec. 2—One corner in the Wyoming State Museum is now dedicated to a critical topic. The latest exhibit added to the flagship state history museum is, unfortunately, hardly history at all.
The North Douglas Historic District is a residential section of Douglas, Wyoming, adjoining the original commercial district of Douglas to the north and east. The district grew from about 1904 to about 1912, with a few infills up to the 1940s.