Carbon County Museum

67 Years Ago: The Most Morbid Discovery in Wyoming History
67 Years Ago: The Most Morbid Discovery in Wyoming History
67 Years Ago: The Most Morbid Discovery in Wyoming History
John Osborne was the third Governor of Wyoming, the state's largest sheep farmer, a banker, doctor, chemist, United States Congressman and the United States Assistant Secretary of State. Osborne's biggest claim to fame, however, was his morbid curiosity with dead bodies; particularly the corpse of former cattle rustler "Big Nose" George Parrott...