1850 A post office is established at Ft. Laramie, the first to be established in Wyoming.
1890 The 11th, and last, Territorial Legislature concludes.
1890 Governor Warren signs a bill to suppress gambling, on the last day of the final session of the Territorial Legislature.
1916 The Punitive Expedition: The Casper Daily Press, March 14, 1916.
A disaster struck Casper Wyoming on this day in 1917. A warehouse belonging to the Chicago and Northwestern, and used also by C. H. Townsend, caught fire. It was the largest fire in the town since a 1905 livery stable fire
Dramatic claim. . . but at that point, what good would it have done if true?
Laramie's Guardsmen returned to an enthusiastic welcome. . . and speeches.
1948 Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, M.D. born in Casper. He was elected U.S. Senator for Oklahoma in 1994.
Very interesting site. Thanks for posting and for all the work you put into it.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I know that I miss a ton of things that should go in here, so my efforts are, overall, pretty hit and miss.
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