Laramie’s Living History — People
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.
The people who comprise the Albany County community come from several social strata, ethnicities, and races.
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Albany County, Wyoming’s New York connection
Albany County was created by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1868. Learn about the man who had significant impact on the county and its county seat.
Elmer Lovejoy, a “genius with tools.” He ushered in the auto age to Laramie
Elmer Lovejoy (1872-1960) was widely viewed as “one of Laramie’s busiest and most distinguished mechanics in the past half century,” according to Laramie reporter Vandi Moore. In addition to introducing his “horseless carriage” as the first automobile built west of the Mississippi River, he made many other contributions