Billy the Kid, Wyoming: Tourist Site near Rock River
Billy the Kid, Wyo., just north of Rock River, in the 1950s was a motel, truck stop, café, and souvenir shop with a small petting …
Month: September 2021
A Cheap Suitcase, A Knife-wielding Maniac, and No Plans to Bury a Dog: Memories of 1990s Cairo
By Phil Roberts In this installment, I’m writing about some memories of Cairo. I first came to Cairo to help Peggy get settled in at …
Airplanes in Wyoming, 1932
Wyoming had a small, but much-used fleet of aircraft by the beginning of 1932. Airplane census in Wyoming in 1932 showed there were 67 total …
Two Senators at a Time: Wyoming, 1890, 2008
By Phil Roberts Wyoming voters went to the polls in November 2008 and voted for all three members of the state’s congressional delegation—both U. S. …
The Coin Commission’s Compromise: Equality State? Cowboy State? And Sharing the Open Space
By Phil Roberts The new Wyoming quarter, officially unveiled in August 2007, shows Wyoming’s license-plate bucking horse and next to it are three words: “The …
Wyoming Had Many Connections Worldwide and with Australia
By Phil Roberts Many years ago, I gave a talk to the Laramie Lyceum about the unusual number of connections between Wyoming and Australia. I …