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Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Wyoming Historian Dan Lyon will be presenting “Before Heart Mountain; Union Pacific Railroad’s Controversial Hiring of Japanese Immigrant Labor” on October 14, at 7 pm in the Wyoming State Museum classroom, located at 2301 Central Avenue in Cheyenne. This public talk is part o ...
The History of Buford, Wyoming
The History of Buford, Wyoming
The History of Buford, Wyoming
Long before it became known as "America's Smallest Town", Buford, Wyoming, had another claim to fame. At an elevation of 8,000 feet, it was the highest settlement along the Transcontinental Railroad. Buford was established in the late 1860s, as the railroad moved west from Cheyenne to Laramie...