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The Laramie Downtown Historic District comprises the historic core of Laramie, Wyoming. Established in 1868, Laramie owes its existence to the Union Pacific Railway, which chose the site and began selling property. By 1871 Laramie was the county seat of Albany County. The historic district includes many buildings dating to the earliest days of ...
The Snowy Range Ski Area, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Laramie off Wyoming Highway 130, offers downhill skiing and snowboarding on 27 trails ranging in difficulty from beginner to expert. [46] Laramie is a center for mountain biking. Mountain bike trails meander through forests in the Laramie Range and the Snowy Range.
Albany County (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n i / ⓘ AWL-bə-nee) is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 37,066. [1] Its county seat is Laramie, [2] the site of the University of Wyoming. Its southern border lies on the northern Colorado state line. Albany County comprises the Laramie, WY ...
Location of Laramie County in Wyoming. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Laramie County, Wyoming. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch Historic District, also known as Old Jelm and Cummins City, comprises an area of bottomland on the Laramie River near Woods Landing, Wyoming where the mining boomtown of Cummins City, Wyoming was established in 1880. Gold had been discovered in the nearby mountains and the town was established by W.S. "Buck" Bramel ...
The Bath Ranch, also known as the Bath Brothers Ranch and the Stone Ranch, was established near Laramie, Wyoming by Henry Bath about 1869-70. It was one of the first ranches in Albany County. The initial homestead was replaced by the present stone house and barn in 1875, using stone quarried locally by Henry and his sons.
Long would become the Marshal of Laramie, whereas Boswell would be the first Sheriff of Albany County, Wyoming, where Laramie is located. Almost immediately the two lawmen were at odds. [1] [2] Boswell was an original member of the local "Vigilance Committee", organized to help bring order to the lawless area.
The Fort Laramie National Monument was established, which became the Fort Laramie National Historic Site in 1960. [ 15 ] In a 1983 document, the National Park Service (NPS) describes a 536-acre historic district within the larger national historic site containing all of the historic structures, buildings, ruins, and sites, as well as a separate ...