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The Wyoming Territorial Prison Historic Site. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Wyoming Territorial Prison opened as a U.S. Penitentiary in 1872 and later became Wyoming’s first State Penitentiary. For 30 years it held violent and desperate outlaws.
Coordinates: 41°18′45″N 105°36′32″W. The Wyoming Territorial Prison is a former federal government prison near Laramie, Wyoming. [1] . Built in 1872, it is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming. It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901.
History |. Legends Of Laramie Tour |. Wyoming Territorial Prison. Address: 975 Snowy Range Road Laramie, Wyoming 82070. Directions. Home to Outlaws, Desperados and Gunslingers. Meet the bad boys of The Wyoming Territorial Prison. Originally built in 1872, the Prison ran on the Auburn Prison System.
Laramie, WY 82070. Phone: 307-745-3733. Website: www.wyomingterritorialprison.com. Located 45 miles west of Cheyenne just off I-80 at exit 311. Admission: $9.00 – Adult. $4.50 – youth ages 12-17. Free – children ages 11 and younger. Hours: May 1 – September 30. Open every day 9 am – 4 pm. Open Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
About. The Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site has an incredibly rich history. Run as a federal (territorial) and state prison from 1872 to 1903, it then became the Agricultural Experiment Station for the University of Wyoming after the State Prison relocated to Rawlins.
975 Snowy Range Rd. Laramie, WY 82070. https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/contact-territorial-prison. 307-745-6161. Learn more about the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. Page updated.
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