Description
The names of Wyoming’s cities, counties, streams, and mountains are reflections of its history. It was once Lewis and Clark who in 1805 dubbed a Wyoming mountain range Big Horn, and that name soon graced a the town, a river, and countless local businesses. The Union Pacific Railroad left its mark around the state as the builders and engineers lent their names to rail stations such as Gillette, places that later grew into cities. Laramie, after trapper Jacques LaRamie, become the name of a university the town, a river, a mountain, a county, and a big open area referred to as Laramie Plains. This thorough and entertaining guide explores the backgrounds of over 2,000 Wyoming place names, prviding no longer just a at hand reference but additionally a revealing protrait of the state’s past.