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The Wyoming Territorial Prison is a former federal government prison near Laramie, Wyoming. [1] Built in 1872, it is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming. It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901.
The Wyoming Territorial Prison is a former federal government prison near Laramie, Wyoming. Built in 1872 it is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming. It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901.
24 paź 2023 · Laramie, WY 82070. Phone: 307-745-3733. Website: www.wyomingterritorialprison.com. Located 45 miles west of Cheyenne just off I-80 at exit 311. Admission: $9.00 – Adult. $4.50 – youth ages 12-17. Free – children ages 11 and younger. Hours: May 1 – September 30. Open every day 9 am – 4 pm. Open Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Wyoming Territorial Prison opened as a U.S. Penitentiary in 1872 and later became Wyoming’s first State Penitentiary. Now a museum, visitors walk through the building to discover the stories behind the prison walls.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Wyoming Territorial Prison opened as a U.S. Penitentiary in 1872 and later became Wyoming’s first State Penitentiary. For 30 years it held violent and desperate outlaws.
Later known as a legend of the American West and leader of the Wild Bunch, Cassidy was incarcerated at the Wyoming Prison at Laramie, for grand larceny (stealing horses) from 1894-1896. This would be the only Prison to ever hold Butch Cassidy.
When the Wyoming State Penitentiary moved to a new building in Rawlins in 1903, the Territorial Prison came under the university’s ownership and served as a stock farm for the next few decades. In 1989, the university’s experiment station left the prison grounds to its home west of Laramie.
