Wednesday, August 7, 2013

August 7

1886  Fort Fred Steele deactivated. A town remained behind where the fort had been, and survived for many decades until the Lincoln Highway bypassed it.  Attribution:  On This Day.

1892  The Johnson County invaders plead not guilty, in Cheyenne, to the charges against them. Attribution:  On This Day.

1895  The Buffalo town hall was swept away in a flood. Attribution:  Wyoming State Historical Society.

1914  Jackson incorporated.  Attribution:  Wyoming State Historical Society.

1974  The Garrett Allen Prehistoric site in Carbon County added to the National Registry of Historic Places.

2009  Cmdr. Diego Hernandez relieved Cmdr. Roger Isom as commander of the USS Wyoming SSBN 742  during a change-of-command ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Chapel.

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