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  Laramie Plains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Laramie Plains is an arid highlands (approximately elevation 8000 ft) in south central Wyoming in the United States.
The plains extend along the upper basin of the Laramie River on the east side of the Medicine Bow Range.
The plains are separated from the Great Plains to the west by the Laramie Foothills, a foothill spur of the Front Range that extends northward from Larimer County, Colorado west of Cheyenne.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laramie_Plains   (265 words)

  
 Laramie, Wyoming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laramie is the county seat of Albany County in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Laramie was an important stop on the Overland Trail and transcontinental railroad in the late 19th century.
Laramie is situated on a high plain between two mountain ranges: The Medicine Bow Range (known locally as the Snowy Range) 30 miles to the west, and the Laramie Range five miles to the east.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laramie,_Wyoming   (950 words)

  
 Travel log for the Living History Camp
Plains Indian life was carried out at 4 levels: the family, the community, the tribe and the society.
Laramie was established in 1868 during a time of the building the Union Pacific Railroad route westward.
From approximately 1775, the land dominated by the various Plains tribes were set and with the spread of the horse, a common buffalo-and horse oriented pattern of life had emerged which lasted till about 1875.
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 Laramie Plains Ranch
The Laramie Plains Ranch is an old historic Wyoming ranch containing a lot of western history.
This is a high plains ranch that sits on Brown Creek about 15 miles northwest of Laramie.
Laramie is known as the "Hometown of Wyoming" for having the University of Wyoming.
www.thorbardinranch.com /laramie.html   (224 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Laramie City continued as a railroad town for several years, but more changes came to the community with the opening of Wyoming Territorial Prison in 1873 and the establishment of University of Wyoming in 1886.
The economy was boosted with the discovery of gold and silver in the mountains, and the establishment of the brought a new era of growth that culminated in the attainment of statehood in 1890.
Today, Laramie is a small, western city that cherishes and celebrates its roots while growing to meet the future with enthusiastic optimism.
www.laramie.org /page30.html   (532 words)

  
 Links for more information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Plains and mountains encase Laramie and are spectacular placed for camping, mountain climbing and biking, fishing and hunting.
Laramie was ranked 4th in the nation as one of "America's Best Towns to Raise an Outdoor Family" by Outdoor Explorer magazine (summer 1999 issue).
On the ACT exam scores, the Laramie average is 22.7 compared to the national average of 21.0.
www.ivinsonhospital.org /about_laramie.shtml   (1391 words)

  
 Hotels in Laramie
Laramie, WY This Laramie hotel is less than two miles from Wyoming Territorial Park and just over a mile from the Laramie Plains Museum.
Laramie, WY We are a clean, quiet and comfortable hotel conveniently located at the intersection of Snowy Range Road and I-80 with a beautiful view of the Snowy Range...
Laramie, WY Come stay at the 1st Inn Gold in Laramie, where the rooms are always clean, the staff is always friendly, and the rates are always affordable.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Wyoming/Laramie.asp   (419 words)

  
 Laramie, Wyoming - The Gem City of the Plains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
West of Laramie is an on-line book published by the Communications Department of Wayne State University as a service to Detroit, the automobile industry and fans of automobiles everywhere.
Laramie, Wyoming is a photographic portfolio of my backyard, "The Gem City of the Plains", from 1837 to present.
Laramie Webcams is a series of webcams in around the Laramie basin.
www.laramie.willshireltd.com   (151 words)

  
 LARAMIE PLAINS MUSEUM NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2002
In 1973, the Laramie Plains Museum Association Board renamed the Virginia Cottage the Alice Hardie Stevens Center in honor of Mrs.
The Laramie Plains Museum is the recipient of the proceeds of the game in Laramie this year.
The Laramie Plains Museum has several guns of different types in our collection, but the ones that are most prominent in our displays are the rifles that hang on the north wall of the guest room.
www.laramiemuseum.org /NewsletterSpring2004.html   (2374 words)

  
 Tales of Old Fort Laramie
The Brulé band of the Teton Dakota frequented the area around Fort Laramie, and the teen-aged daughter of their chief, Spotted Tail, was reportedly entranced with the pageantry and pomp of the military.
The Fort Laramie Treaty Council of 1851 was attended by the largest gathering of Plains Indians ever acomplished on the high plains of North America.
The Fort Laramie Treaty Council benefited from the involvement of several men whose reputations among the Indians were as broad and sturdy as the high plains themselves!.
www.muskingum.edu /~rmunkres/military/Laramie/Tales.html   (7465 words)

  
 Laramie Historic Photos
Thereafter until construction of the Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific Railroad in 1911, all supplies for North Park were brought in by double and triple wagons pulled by 12 or 14 horse teams.
But the Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific Railroad was not the first effort to bring a railroad which would connect Laramie directly to Colorado.
In 1906, Laramie business men organized the Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railway which was to run from Denver to Fort Collins and on to Laramie with the ultimate intention to reach Seattle.
www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /photos6a.html   (660 words)

  
 Wyoming State Water Plan - Laramie River Decree: Agenda
The Laramie is an unnavigable river which has its source in the mountains of Northern Colorado, flows northerly 27 miles in that state, crosses into Wyoming, and there flows northerly and northeasterly 150 miles to the North Platte river, of which it is a tributary.
As respects Wyoming, the welfare, prosperity, and happiness of the people of the larger part of the Laramie valley, as also a large portion of the taxable resources of two counties, are dependent on the appropriations in that state.
As respects irrigation on the Laramie Plains above the Wheatland diversion, the evidence satisfies us that the return water will certainly more than counterbalance the loss through evaporation and otherwise when the period of storage is not more than from one year to the next.
waterplan.state.wy.us /BAG/platte/briefbook/LaramieRiver1922.html   (10046 words)

  
 Laramie Wyoming WY hotels
The city of Laramie, known as the "Gem City of the Plains", looks like a handful of precious stones nestled in a fl velvet jewel box when approached from any direction at night.
Surrounded by the Snowy Range to the west and the Laramie Mountains to the east, the Laramie Valley is wide enough to be considered a high plain.
The broad plain on which the city lies supports big cattle ranches and with them, the singular blend of reliance on community and proud individualism which typifies life on the land.
www.ultimatewyoming.com /hoteldirectory/hotels/us-wy-laramie.html   (449 words)

  
 The Plains Indians
During most of its early history, Fort Laramie was a social and economic center for several tribes of Plains Indians.
The dominant tribe on the high plains near Ft. Laramie were the Sioux.
Originally from what is now northern Minnesota, they had migrated to the high plains by the early 1800's and ranged from the Missouri River in the North to the Arkansas River in the South.
www.nps.gov /fola/indians.htm   (770 words)

  
 Laramie by design: celebrating the architecture of a changing frontier town - Travel - Laramie, Wyoming Sunset - Find ...
Surrounded by the gently rolling plains of southeastern Wyoming, the old railroad town of Laramie has attracted all kinds of visitors.
Still an opulent showplace, it now houses the Laramie Plains Museum and is furnished with period antiques.
Laramie is on 1-80, about 125 miles north of Denver; downtown has a good selection of restaurants for lunch and dinner.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_4_210/ai_99164980   (471 words)

  
 Laramie Florist $34.95 | Flower Delivery Laramie (WY) | Florists in Laramie, Wyoming
The population of Laramie is approximately 26,687 (1990).
The distance from Laramie to Washington DC is 1576 miles.
Laramie is positioned 41.31 degrees north of the equator and 105.58 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.albanywebsites.com /ex/asp/city.Laramie-Wyoming-Florist-WY/CityId.31553/xe/florists-flower-delivery.htm   (229 words)

  
 Colorado Fishing Network: Laramie River
The Laramie is one such river, uniquely divided from the Poudre and North Platte drainages by a confusion of mountains in the northern part of Colorado.
The Colorado portion of the Laramie lies in a reasonably broad valley; some sections are fairly brushy.
The Laramie River originates from creeks on the NW side of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Rawah Range to the west.
www.coloradofishing.net /ft_lar.htm   (895 words)

  
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The Laramie plains and mountains are conducive to camping, mountain climbing, fishing and hunting.
On the ACT exam scores, the Laramie average is 23 compared to the national average of 21.0.
Laramie County Community College Outreach offers training in computers, office technology, and works cooperatively with the University of Wyoming.
www.ivinsonhospital.org /oldfiles/about_laramie   (1049 words)

  
 Latest News & Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Wyoming Plains were home to the Shoshone and Teton-Dakota Indians long before the 1820's, when early trappers and traders began to inhabit the region.
One early trapper by the name of Jacques LaRamee built a cabin at the junction of the Laramie and Platte Rivers.
Laramie Plains Museum and Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson Ave., 742-4448
uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu /aist/N_laramie_history.asp   (571 words)

  
 About
Laramie Plains Community Federal Credit Union (LPCFCU) serves all residents of Albany County and Carbon County in Wyoming and Jackson County in Colorado with a wide array of financial services.
Organized in 1935 as Laramie Railroad Employees Federal Credit Union, membership was limited to the railroad employees of the Union Pacific Railroad located in the City of Laramie, Wyoming, and members of their immediate families.
In 1998, the credit union became Laramie Plains Community Federal Credit Union and membership was opened to any resident of Albany County, Wyoming.
www.lpcfcu.com /about.html   (292 words)

  
 University of Wyoming Community Enrichment
Once upon a time on the high plains of Wyoming there came to be a town called Laramie.
Later the University of Wyoming grew by leaps and bounds, enriching the lives of not only the citizens of Laramie, but the entire state with its fine education and cultural programs.
Laramie has a rich natural history surrounded by thousands of acres of prairie, forests and mountains that have been home to Native Americans and provided resources for ranchers, miners and loggers.
outreach.uwyo.edu /enrichment/laramie.htm   (628 words)

  
 Welcome to Four Seasons Anglers ONLINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
We are Laramie's only true fly shop, specializing only in fly fishing gear, fly rods, flies, and local fishing information.
The free stone section of the North Platte is located just west of Laramie past the Medicine Bow National Forest and has some of the most spectacular scenery in Wyoming.
Being located in Laramie gives us the opportunity to fish many types of water,giving us the flexibility we need to ensure that every trip is the absolute best it can be.
www.fourseasonsanglers.com /home.htm   (529 words)

  
 Ordering Information - WesternPhotography.com
Laramie is the perfect stop on your way west to Yellowstone or Utah or California, or wherever.
Laramie is the birthplace of Women's rights: the first woman voter, the first woman juror, and the first woman bailiff all did their duty in Laramie.
Don't miss the Laramie Plains Museum, a victorian mansion in the heart of Laramie, built by Edward and Jane Ivinson.
www.westernphotography.com /Visitus.htm   (641 words)

  
 Laramie Historic Photos II
The hotel, once the glory of Laramie, is now utilized primarily for student and former student apartments.
The ad was supposedly composed on a train crossing the Laramie Plains when a girl on a horse racing the train attracted Jordan's attention.
For more pictures of Laramie from the late 1920's, '30's and '40's see the Ludwig Collection.Compare the above scenes with present day Ivinson Ave., below, looking East toward the Residence Halls (the tallest buildings in the state) and 15th Street.
userpages.aug.com /bdobson/laramie2.html   (1142 words)

  
 Wyoming Fishing: Laramie River Fishing Report
The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River.
North of Laramie, it flows north through the Laramie Plains and through Wheatland Reservoir, and then flows NE through the Laramie Mountains The Laramie mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the rocky mountains in Wyoming.
Emerging from the mountains, it receives the North Laramie River 5 miles north of Wheatland and Chugwater Creek.
www.anglerguide.com /wyoming/index.cfm?TR_ID=116   (131 words)

  
 Laramie Wyoming, Tourist Information, Wyoming Cities, America's Cities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Laramie is known as the "Gem City of the Plains" and is home to the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Territorial Park, a large western heritage park built around a restored 1890’s Territorial Prison and the National U.S. Marshal’s Museum.
Laramie has a charming historic downtown district that features several boutiques, coffee shops, restaurants, galleries and shops.
Also in downtown Laramie is the Laramie Plains Museum which features many artifacts from Laramie’s past.
www.aviewofamerica.com /Wyoming/Laramie/laramie.htm   (119 words)

  
 Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851
Now more people began crossing the Plains westward than had made the continental crossing in all previous years.
It’s not surprising that a newspaper editor, during this time, informed his readers that if the United States government acquired territory on the moon, “the Yankees would contrive some plan to emigrate to it.” He well could have added that if gold were discovered on the moon it would have the same effect.
In September of 1851 some ten thousand Plains Indians gathered at Fort Laramie in present-day Wyoming, summonsed by white treaty negotiators.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/great_american_plains/117005   (547 words)

  
 Soldiering on the High Plains: The Diary of Lewis Byram Hull 1864-1866, edited by Myra E. Hull, Kansas Historical ...
The diary also describes vividly army life on the plains, particularly at Fort Laramie, the most historic spot in the Northwest, and at Fort Halleck, that little-known post which was the center of Indian hostilities on the Overland trail during 1865, "the bloody year on the Plains."
Then followed the hordes of gold seekers, with the "forty-niners" in the van, ninety thousand of whom passed Fort Laramie the first year of the gold rush, five hundred and forty-nine of their wagons having been counted within a stretch of nine miles.
Fort Laramie was in the center of a military reserve of nearly 5,000 acres, which extended five miles in each direction from the center of the post.
www.kancoll.org /khq/1938/38_1_hull.htm   (15610 words)

  
 Laramie, Wyoming
For a time Laramie was reputedly the "wildest town in the Wild West", frequented by robbers, cattle rustlers, prostitutes and other dubious characters.
Violent crime was an everyday matter, and it seemed at times that the life of a steer was worth more than the life of a man. On the other side of the coin, Laramie was the first place in the United States where women were elected to public office.
Other features of interest in the town are the Laramie Plains Museum, the Rocky Mountains Herbarium and the Wyoming Territorial Park, with the Territorial Prison in which Butch Cassidy was once confined.
www.planetware.com /wyoming/laramie-us-wy-l.htm   (232 words)

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