Casper

by Kem Nicolaysen and Con Trumbull

Book Overview

Spread along the North Platte River in central Wyoming, the city of Casper was established in 1888 near the site of old Fort Caspar. As a stop along the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, Casper quickly became an important hub for the region's wool and beef industries. With the discovery of oil nearby soon after the town was founded, Casper was declared the "Oil Capital of the Rockies" and quickly expanded. Since those early days, Casper...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738599638
• ISBN13: 9780738599632
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"