Name/Title
Early History of Carbon CountyEntry/Object ID
2016.217.11.7Scope and Content
A DVD recording entitled "Early History of Carbon County," produced by Video Productions, Casper, WY for the Centennial Commission, Ken Raymond, Chairman. Still photos and aerial videos of various areas of Carbon County are featured. The video is divided into several sections. One is listed as above and subjects include: Astorians, Maps of Mountain Men Trips in 1825, Kit Carson, 1839, Cherokee Trail, Fremont's Route, Ferris Mountain drainage, Great Divide Basin (explanation), Overland Stage Trail and Stage Route, Bridger Pass Station, Pine Grove, Rock Creek, Arlington, Sulphur Spring Stage Station history,1868-coming of Union Pacific Railroad, Overland Trail map and photos & gravesites, Platte River Crossing;
Jim Bridger, Jim Baker, 1841 Battle, Baker Cemetery, Shirley Mountains-dangerous area, Native Americans, Fort Halleck-photos, Bloody Lake and Percy; Fort Steele, Fennimore Chatterton, Carbon Timber Company site, Box factory-photos, Building of Union Pacific photos, Railroad History, Map, People who visited: Grant, Colfax, Chester Arthur, Henry Draper, Thomas Edison, Whiskey Gap, Western Union Telegraph Line.
History of the Towns of Carbon County:
Saratoga and Hot Springs, Carbon, Hanna, Walcott, Grand Encampment, Como Bluffs, Arlington, Elk Mountain (shows Garden Spot Pavillion), McFadden, Dixon, Savery, Baggs, Little snake river Valley, Matthews House, Rawlins, Baroil, sinclair, Statistics of Carbon County (1990, 4th in sheep production).
Other subjects:
Fort Washakie, Cherokee Trail, Rawlins, Fort Washakie Trail, Historic Trails, Sheepwagon.
Note on DVD case: shown at trek reception 2011.Collection
Photograph Collection