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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Buried twice: “Gold Fever” leads to tragedy for a Laramie couple
In early spring 1876, the Metzes traveled the wagon road from Cheyenne to Fort Laramie and Custer. It is not clear which direction they were going when they were attacked on April 16, 1876. There were no survivors of their little group of four that included Mr. and Mrs. Metz, their driver named “Mr. Simpson,” and another woman.