Laramie’s Living History — Buildings

A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.

Albany County is blessed to have many historical buildings preserved and well documented.

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Once Old Main had a tower

When the University of Wyoming first opened for students on September 6, 1887, its one instructional building had four stories and a magnificent octagonal tower.

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