Wyoming News
State of Wyoming -Historical Dats
1742-43 -Francois Louis Verendrye entered area of Wyoming. 1807 -John Colter first White American known to enter present Wyoming. 1811 -Wilson Price Hunt party, the first organized expedition through Wyoming, crossed the state on the way to Astoria, in present day Oregon. 1812 - Robert Stuart and returning Astorians crossed the Continental Divide in the vicinity of South Pass and built the first known cabin in Wyoming, on North Platte River near Bessemer Bend. 1824 -William H. Ashley's men rediscovered South Pass. 1825 -Beginning of fur trade rendezvous period. 1827 -Ashley's party took first wheeled vehicle, a four-pounder cannon, through South Pass. 1832 -Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville took first wagons through South Pass, built Ft. Bonneville near present Daniel. 1834 - Ft. Laramie, first permanent trading post in Wyoming, established by William Sublette and Robert Campbell. Military post 1849-1890. 1835 - Rev. Samuel Parker held first Protestant service in Wyoming near present ... [Read More]
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