Near Laramie in Albany County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Bath Ranch

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 8, 2015

1. Bath Ranch Marker

Inscription. National Register of Historic Places
Wyoming Place No. 221 (Marker Number 221.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 41° 23.72′ N, 105° 49.573′ W. Marker is near Laramie, Wyoming, in Albany County. It is on Herrick Lane (State Highway 12) near Interstate 80, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 850 Herrick Lan2, Laramie WY 82070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Overland Trail (approx. 5.9 miles away); Big Laramie Stage Station (approx. 11½ miles away); Old Overland Trail (approx. 11.7 miles away).

More about this marker. The Bath Ranch House

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is located near the Herrick Lane exit (Exit 297) of Interstate 80, about 12 miles west of Laramie.

Also see . . . Bath Brothers Ranch - History. My family, the Baths, came to Laramie in the spring of 1868. The railroad came in the fall of 1868 and the Territory of Wyoming was formed then. My ancestors built the first wood framed building in Laramie in 1869. They moved to the Little Laramie Valley and started raising cattle and horses. (Submitted on October 15, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Additional commentary.
1. Worked on this ranch in 1957
When I was 15 years old a friend and I hitchhiked from Lebanon Indiana to Laramie looking for work. We were told that the Bath Ranch hired school kids. We got directions and started hitchhiking to the ranch, and by the time we got there with having to walk the whole way it was very late. We found a round bunch of hay behind the house and slept there that night. We were awakened by someone kicking our feet and asking what we were doing there. We told him we were looking for work and where we were from he said he could only use one of us and called

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 8, 2015

2. Bath Ranch Marker

a neighbor and ask if he had work. The neighbor said he could use one so my friend went there. I worked until the last of August and asked my friend if he was going back home he said no, he was staying there. So I went back home by myself and that was the last time I saw him.

— Submitted October 7, 2025, by Kenneth Mcintyre of Poland, Indiana.

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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 8, 2015

3. Bath Ranch House

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,453 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.