Agnes Thatcher Lake

WYO's First Celebrity Wedding
WYO's First Celebrity Wedding
WYO's First Celebrity Wedding
This week marks the 141st anniversary of Wyoming's first "celebrity wedding". On March 5, 1876, infamous gunslinger "Wild" Bill Hickok and legendary lion tamer Agnes Thatcher Lake were married in Cheyenne. The ceremony took place at a friend's house and was officiated by Reverend W...
WYO's Original 'Cougar'
WYO's Original 'Cougar'
WYO's Original 'Cougar'
Urban Dictionary loosely defines the term 'cougar' as "a female who is on the hunt for a much younger male". Perhaps the most famous 'cougar' in Wyoming history is legendary circus performer Agnes Thatcher Lake, who married "Wild" Bill Hickok in 1876 at a house in Cheyenne...
Celebrity Weddings in WYO
Celebrity Weddings in WYO
Celebrity Weddings in WYO
This year marks the 140th anniversary of Wyoming's first "celebrity wedding". March 7, 1876, legendary wild west gunslinger 'Wild' Bill Hickok and Agnes Thatcher Lake tied the knot at a house in Cheyenne. At the time, the bride was nearly as famous as her infamous new groom...