# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Before the Railroad: 1860s Archaeology in the Laramie Valley
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 06:45 pm
- **Event Description**: In this talk, Spencer Pelton, Wyoming State Archaeologist, presents recent research conducted by the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist (OWSA) that explores Wyoming’s earliest historic archaeological record. The 1860s demarcate the transition from the prehistoric to historic archaeological records in the Laramie Valley of southern Wyoming, first with the popularization of the southern Overland State Route and later the Union Pacific railroad. This presentation focuses on recent archaeological research at two stage stations, the Willow Springs and Big Laramie stations, and Albany County's earliest historic ranch, the 1866 Hutton Home Ranch. Given the sparse written record that accompanies these earliest historic sites, the archaeological record is important for understanding this earliest record of Euro-American settlement in the Laramie Valley.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cheyenne/before-the-railroad-1860s-archaeology-in-the-laramie-valley/200030491952951
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 91

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cheyenne
- **state**: WY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY, United States, Wyoming 82001
- **lat**: 41.13743
- **long**: -104.82182
- **full address**: 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY, United States, Wyoming 82001

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Before the Railroad: 1860s Archaeology in the Laramie Valley being held?
  - **A:** Before the Railroad: 1860s Archaeology in the Laramie Valley takes place on Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 06:45 pm at 2200 Pioneer Ave, Cheyenne, WY, United States, Wyoming 82001.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Before the Railroad: 1860s Archaeology in the Laramie Valley?
  - **A:** Before the Railroad: 1860s Archaeology in the Laramie Valley is organized by Laramie County Library System.

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