The Town of Hartville was named for Col. Verling Hart stationed at old Ft. Laramie in the late 1870's when Wyoming was still a territory. The town site of 200 acres was purchased from the Federal Government for $250.00. President Theodore . . . — — Map (db m98375) HM
With the coming of the transcontinental railroad and with settlers and ranchers moving into the greater Cheyenne area, it was quickly apparent that 180 acre land grants were insufficient to sustain a livelihood. Shrewd businessmen, many foreign born . . . — — Map (db m95210) HM
Welcome to Platte County Wyoming. Laramie Peak frames the western backdrop of a landscape that includes the Oregon Trail and Register Cliff where thousands of Pioneers left their mark. Today these open spaces are sustained by agricultural . . . — — Map (db m89158) HM
Edward Martin Nielsen
Edward Nielsen bought the Columbus Chevrolet franchise in 1926. Soon after, the dealership moved to the 13th Street site where it remained for the next 70 years. Nielsen Chevrolet-Buick was in business one day short of . . . — — Map (db m58748) HM
The National Register of Historic Places
Platte County Courthouse
800 Ninth Street
Wheatland, WY 82201
This Neo-Classical Revival building
was designed by Baerreson Brothers,
Architects, and constructed in 1917 by
Cheyenne . . . — — Map (db m280465) HM
A life long resident of Platte County, Merle was born at his Wyoming
pioneer grandparent Atchison's ranch at Greyrocks. This area, now
under water due to Greyrocks Reservoir, was named after their home
which was built from the rocks local to . . . — — Map (db m314870) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
