Wyoming History

Old West history is even better with a cold beer in your hand. Join us for a bar crawl as we pay a virtual visit to the ten longest running saloons in the Cowboy State.

July 1, 1919, Wyoming became the last state in the region to ban alcohol. During prohibition, the towns of Kemmerer and Rock Springs became regional hubs for bootleggers and organized crime.

Historians remember Nellie Tayloe Ross as the first woman to ever serve as Governor. She was also the mother of four sons, George, James, Alfred, and William.

Although present-day Wyoming was already a United States Territory in 1862, nearly 10 percent of land in the Cowboy State was once a part of Mexico.

Brown's Saloon was established in 1822 to serve thirsty fur trappers at the Brown's Hole trading fort along the Green River

For decades after it was founded in 1867, the world's oldest profession was one of Cheyenne's biggest industries.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a tribute to some legendary "Patrick's" from here in the great state of Wyoming.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, here's a salute to the tiny ghost town of Patrick, Wyoming.

December 25, 1866, soldiers at Fort Laramie gathered for the Christmas party. By night's end, it would be the saddest holiday celebration in Wyoming history.

December 5, 1944, a Japanese balloon bomb landed just outside of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Around 6:15 p.m., four coal miners heard a whistling noise overhead, followed by an explosion that sent flames parachuting across the night sky.