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Rodeo is more than a sport in Wyoming…it’s a way of life that stresses the importance of ranching while giving prominence to an American hero and icon, the cowboy. The State of Wyoming proudly...
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 Cheyenne Frontier Days
Event ScoresThe "Daddy of 'em All"®, a phrase coined in 1919 when Cheyenne gained worldwide recognition for having the biggest and best rodeo in the West, is still the most fitting description of...
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Cultural Attractions
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Cheyenne
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 State and National Parks
At Wyoming’s state parks, breathtaking scenery, wildlife and all sorts of recreational opportunities abound. In park reservoirs, visitors can swim, boat, wind surf, water ski and fish – for walleye,...
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 Arts and Culture
Places to Dine
Steakhouses
Many talented western and native wildlife artists live, work or play in Wyoming. Home to singing cowboys in Cody, the National Museum of Wildlife Art near Jackson,...
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 Trail End
Site FacilitiesMansion is located in Sheridan, Wyoming at 400 Clarendon Street.
Finished in 1913, Trail End was the home of the John B. Kendrick family. He was a cowboy who came up the Texas Trail...
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Cultural Attractions
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Sheridan
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 Fort Bridger State Historic Site
Site FacilitiesFort Bridger State Historic Site can be reached by taking Interstate 80, Exit 34 then going approximately 3 miles south of Evanston,Wyoming.
Established by Jim Bridger and Louis...
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Cultural Attractions
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Fort Bridger
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 Ames Monument
Monument Plaque reads: "The Ames Monument. Left picture reads 1868 Work Train; right side picture is Town of Sherman. Completed in 1882 at a cost of $65,000, this monolithic, 60-foot high granite...
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Cultural Attractions
City:
Laramie
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 Nez Perce Trail
In 1877, 750 anti-treaty Nez Perce fled from Lake Wallowa, Oregon to Canada, which they considered their last option for a peaceful life. Pursued by U.S. Army forces, the Nez Perce took a circuitous...
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Cultural Attractions
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Glendo
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 Granger Stage Station
DirectionsInterstate 80 Exit 66; US Highway 30; within Granger City Limits.
Brief HistoryThis adobe-covered stone structure was one of dozens of Overland Trail stage stations built in the 1850s. The...
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Cultural Attractions
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Granger
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 Oregon Trail
Park Map
During the mass overland emigration by covered wagon that began in 1841, the mountain man's pathway along the North Platte and Sweetwater rivers to South Pass would be known by many names....
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