Laramie History

Discover how the Red Light District helped build Laramie.

September 25, 1963, is a day that many people in Wyoming will never forget. President John F. Kennedy visited Cheyenne, Laramie, and Jackson.

Television viewers around the country will be spending the weekend in Laradise. C-SPAN has officially declared it "Laramie Weekend" on its three cable networks.

A piano salvaged from one of Laramie's infamous 2nd Street brothels is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a working girl who died there in 1912.

September 6, 1887, the University of Wyoming officially opened, welcoming 42 students and five faculty members.

The Cavalryman Steakhouse has been a Wyoming icon for generations. The Laramie landmark was recently honored by Love Food, who named it the most unique dining experience in the Cowboy State.

If you have a garage door opener, thank Elmer Lovejoy. March 26, 1918, the Laramie inventor received a patent for the first garage door tracking system.

If you have a garage door opener, thank Elmer Lovejoy. March 26, 1918, the Laramie inventor received a patent for the first garage door tracking system.

This weekend, thousands of Wyoming football fans will follow the 'Cowboy Caravan' on Interstate 80 from Cheyenne to the Mountain West Conference Championship in Laramie. Unfortunately, most of them will never experience a proud Pokes tradition called the "Treagle Train"...

Here's a fascinating story courtesy of Phil Roberts from the University of Wyoming history department. Before he helped established Hollywood as the movie making capital of the world, legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille cut his teeth with a touring theater company in the late 1800s...