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Trails to the Past
My name is Marie Miller and
as your Park County
Wyoming Administrator if you have any Obituaries, News clippings,
Death, Marriage, Birth or any other
information Feel free to email me with your
contributions.
Park County was
created on February 15, 1909, and given the descriptive
name as a location for Yellowstone National Park. Park County is a
mecca for tourists. Many attractions
including the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Cody
Stampede Rodeo, and the western museum, Old Trail
Town.
In 1895, William Cody was
instrumental in the founding of Cody, the seat of Park County . The Old Trail Town museum is at the
center of the community and honors the traditions of
Western life. Cody first passed through the region in
the 1870s. He was so impressed by the development
possibilities from irrigation, rich soil, grand scenery,
hunting, and proximity to Yellowstone Park that he returned
in the mid-1890s to start a town. He brought with him
associates for whom streets were named: Beck, Alger,
Rumsey, Bleistein and Salsbury. The town was
incorporated in 1901.
Cities of Park County are Cody
and Powell, the towns are Frannie and Meeteetse, with
census designated places being that of Garland, and
Ralston.
Other localities are Wapiti and
Yanceys
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Saturday,
13-Aug-2011 15:21:10 MDT by Wyoming State
Administrator
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