History

We asked for cool stories from your family's past, and wow! The people of Wyoming have fascinating backstories. The spirit of the old west lives in us.

There are a lot of famous and/or prominent people that were either born in or call the Cowboy State home.

The Holliday Fire, as it was later called, began in the W. B. Holliday building on Second and Custer.

Located at an elevation of 9462 feet in the Big Horn Mountains, with quite the trek to get to it, Medicine Wheel is an ancient landmark with unclear origins.

The Holliday Fire, as it was later called, began in the W. B. Holliday building on Second and Custer.

You can see Buffalo Bill's influence in Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, and of course, Wyoming.

Watch a video taken by an anonymous Laramie resident back in 1940 of the very first Laramie Jubilee Days, complete with the parade and a demonstration from local firemen.

Estimates say that it will cost approximately $50,000 in moving costs alone.

If not for her untimely disappearance in 1937, the most famous female aviator in history might have become a resident of the cowboy state.

The Cokeville Miracle is based in part on the tragic events that took place at the Cokeville Elementary School back on May 16th, 1986.

Dan Nelson said St. Matthew's Cathedral will hold two bell concerts this weekend to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the bell tower's completion.

Check out this great online tour of a huge piece of Wyoming history!