Laramie, Part 2

Today we visited the Wyoming Territorial Prison and grounds. The prison was opened in 1873-1903. One of it's most famous inmates was Robert Leroy Parker (aka Butch Cassidy). We toured the Warden's house, the prison, and outbuildings. Volunteers dressed in prison garb were busy making brooms in the broom factory. We also saw a homestead exhibit, frontier town, horse barn, and boxcar house. We HAD planned to walk through the historic downtown Laramie, but saw a sign indicating a book sale at the library. We came away an hour later with a bag of used books! Tomorrow we'll tour the downtown on foot and see what other museums catch our interest. We extended our stay here to Monday, July 12. Stay tuned!

Oh yes, one more piece of Wyoming trivia -- the bucking bronco on the WY license Plate is Steamboat a horse that when he was bucking whistled and it reminded the cowboys of a steamboat whistle. Hence, the name, Steamboat!