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Yellowstone Carriage

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Yellowstone Park Transportation Company Stagecoach.  The horse-drawn stagecoach was manufactured by Abbott & Downing of Concord, NH.  It is signed by J.C. Chessney.  Serial #17459.  The coach is a flat…

Hole-in-the-Wall Bar

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Belly up to the original bar where outlaws from the Hole-in-the-Wall gang once used to visit, including the infamous Butch Cassidy! Though spirits are no longer served to patrons, it…

Rock Cycle

A naturally formed rock formation, resembling a pot, adorned with lichen growth, serves as a significant illustration of the rock cycle. The lichen, as it continues to grow, gradually erodes…

In Remembrance

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Remembering our American heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. These particular flags were donated by American War Mothers. Stars were sewed on the flags by the families…

Andersonville

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Thermopolis was located about six miles north of its current location. Across the Big Horn River from “Old Town” Thermopolis was a village known as Andersonville, named after three Anderson…

Honoring Dub McQueen

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Cottonwood Creek Rancher, Dub McQueen, was inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame. A display about Dub is located in the downstairs gallery of the museum giving stories about…