July 9, 2014 Fort Casper Museum

Today’s adventure took us to the Fort Casper Museum which was only two blocks from where we are staying.

The museum consists of two parts – the history of Casper and the fort itself.  The Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, and Pony Express passed thru the fort:

Remember these?:

In our area, the mimeograph lasted into the 1970’s – :

Very interesting:

The beadwork was beautiful:

Lots of oil here!

The museum had a number of videos and displays about Wyoming and the area.  They had one room dedicated to the oil booms.

From there we headed out to the fort:

Two men to a bed, oh my, how crowded that must have been:

In 1847, Brigham Young led the Mormons from Winter Quarters in present day Nebraska to their new home in the Great Salt Lake Valley.  In the Casper area, they established a ferry service for Mormons and other emigrants along the trails.  A replica of that ferry:

What a wonderful little museum.

We have enjoyed our time in Casper and will be back – so much more to do in this area and south of here.

Tomorrow we are heading north west so stay tuned and enjoy today.