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'''1847:''' Mormon migration to Utah. Mormon [http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/23_North_Platte_River.html ferry established on North Platte River]. | '''1847:''' Mormon migration to Utah. Mormon [http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/23_North_Platte_River.html ferry established on North Platte River]. | ||
'''1849-1850:''' Gold fever also hit the Cherokee Indians. Many Cherokees left their reservation in Oklahoma and headed west with hopes to find fortunes of gold in California. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Trail The Cherokee trail] began in Tahlequah, Oklahoma then though Colorado before joining the California/Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.<ref> Federal Writers' Project (Or, Federal Writers' Project); ''The Oregon Trail; the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.'' Published by US History Publishers, 1977fckLRISBN 1603540652, 9781603540650. Page 83. Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=T1sz3w79VrwC&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;client=firefox-a Google Books] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17651801 Worldcat]</ref> | '''1849-1850:''' Gold fever also hit the Cherokee Indians. Many Cherokees left their reservation in Oklahoma and headed west with hopes to find fortunes of gold in California. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Trail The Cherokee trail] began in Tahlequah, Oklahoma then though Colorado before joining the California/Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.<ref> Federal Writers' Project (Or, Federal Writers' Project); ''The Oregon Trail; the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.'' Published by US History Publishers, 1977fckLRISBN 1603540652, 9781603540650. Page 83. Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=T1sz3w79VrwC&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;client=firefox-a Google Books] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17651801 Worldcat]</ref> | ||
'''1851:''' A treaty was signed near Fort Laramie, the Indians would allow access to wagon trains on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail Oregon Trail], the building of roads, and forts. | '''1851:''' A treaty was signed near Fort Laramie, the Indians would allow access to wagon trains on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail Oregon Trail], the building of roads, and forts. | ||
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'''1867:''' {{wpd|DakotaTerritory}} was established. It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming. In 1867 all of the Wyoming portion was included in Laramie County, which was divided early in 1868 by the creation of Carter County (later renamed Sweetwater County). [[Image:Dakota Territory.png|thumb|right|300px]] | '''1867:''' {{wpd|DakotaTerritory}} was established. It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming. In 1867 all of the Wyoming portion was included in Laramie County, which was divided early in 1868 by the creation of Carter County (later renamed Sweetwater County). [[Image:Dakota Territory.png|thumb|right|300px]] | ||
<br>'''1866: '''[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familyinformation/fpk/122866nyt.html Fort Pillip Kearny Massacre] , <ref>Carrington, Frances Courtney. ''My Army Life and the Fort Phil. Kearney Massacre: With an Account of the Celebration of Wyoming Opened'', Edition: 2, braille, Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1910. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Dec 28, 2007. 317 pages. Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=-HwTAAAAYAAJ Google Books] </ref>Also known as [http:// | <br>'''1866: '''[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familyinformation/fpk/122866nyt.html Fort Pillip Kearny Massacre] , <ref>Carrington, Frances Courtney. ''My Army Life and the Fort Phil. Kearney Massacre: With an Account of the Celebration of Wyoming Opened'', Edition: 2, braille, Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1910. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Dec 28, 2007. 317 pages. Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=-HwTAAAAYAAJ Google Books] </ref>Also known as [http://philkearny.vcn.com/fettermanfight.htm The Fetterman Fight] | ||
<br>'''1867-1869:'''The [http://www.tcrr.com/ Transcontinental Union Pacific Railway] was built through southern Wyoming. The towns of Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Green River, and Evanston sprang up along its route. | <br>'''1867-1869:'''The [http://www.tcrr.com/ Transcontinental Union Pacific Railway] was built through southern Wyoming. The towns of Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Green River, and Evanston sprang up along its route. | ||
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'''1979:''' [http://www.disastercenter.com/wyoming/tornado.html Cheyenne hit by tornado]. | '''1979:''' [http://www.disastercenter.com/wyoming/tornado.html Cheyenne hit by tornado]. | ||
'''1988:''' More than one million acres burned during [http://www.x98ruhf.net/yellowstone/fire.htm Yellowstone Park Fires.] | '''1988:''' More than one million acres burned during [http://www.x98ruhf.net/yellowstone/fire.htm Yellowstone Park Fires.] | ||
== Local Histories == | == Local Histories == | ||