Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60Fort Washakie South Pass City Fort Fetterman Pony Express TA Ranch Historic District Fort Steele Fort Laclede Stage Site of a shoot-out during the Johnson County War, 1892. The Texas Trail was used to herd cattle from Texas to Montana, 1876–1897. Fort Halleck Fort D.A. Russell Fort Sanders Hole In the Wall Hideout of a group of outlaws including Butch Cassidy and Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid), from 1896 - 1901. TexasTrail Laramie City Rawlins Evanston Cheyenne Green River Carbon Bear River City Railroad expansion, stage roads, and cattle trails 27 The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed May 10, 1869, making transportation much easier and faster from coast to coast. In Wyoming the Union Pacific Company used a different route than the Oregon/California/ Mormon Trail, saving about 150 miles. The new towns of Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Green River, and Evanston were established as the building of the railroad progressed across Wyoming from December 1867 to December 1868. Some railroad towns became Wyoming’s first ghost towns, abandoned as the tracks were extended west. Other towns, like Carbon, were abandoned when tracks were re-routed. The picture to the right was taken in 1868, showing the building of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge over the Green River, with Citadel Rock in the background. Horseback riders carried mail on the Pony Express from Missouri to California during 1860 and 1861. In Wyoming the relay stations were along the same route as the California/Oregon/Mormon Trail. The Pony Express provided the most direct means of communication between the East and West coasts before the first transcontinental telegraph was established in 1861. Stage coaches carried mail and passengers on routes such as the Overland Trail and the Cheyenne- Deadwood stage road. Some stage lines operated into the early 1900s. Stage roads and trails Cheyenne–Deadwood stage road Point of Rocks–South Pass stage road Rawlins–Fort Washakie stage road Rock Creek–Fort Fetterman stage road Union Pacific Railroad Railroad or stage road forts Railroad or stage towns Overland Trail and stage road Data Go Interactive