It
might be time for a comeback - not a 2025 resolution, a simple statement of
fact.
This
blog started on December 29, 2006, to post some of my Wyoming and
the West fiction. Posts were rare, with a total of twelve over the first four
years—not much. Then, in 2010, it became a Wyoming history blog with posts
about little-known or studied things, people, and places in Wyoming history.
After
331 posts, I have not posted on Wyoming Fact and Fiction since September
of 2022. Where Have I been? Well, that is not a long story. By October of 2022,
I had reached the point where I could not type, or for that matter walk, except
for a few halting steps at a time. Two months later, In December, I had four
herniated discs removed from my neck and had vertebras, c3 – c7 fused, and five
vertebras bracketed together with titanium. Now I am walking, typing, playing
golf, gardening, mowing the yard, and overall, back to normal. It's time, and
the blog is back. I'm hoping for once a month to start.
Wyoming
Triva – answers are at the bottom of the post, and there
is no peaking until you have contemplated an answer.
1. How
long was Fort Laramie open for business as a full-time military fort?
2. How
many senators and how many representatives are in the Wyoming state house?
3. This
is the last one – How many years did Butch Cassidy serve in the Wyoming Territorial
Prison?
First, before we get to the answers, today's photos are all from within 50 miles of where we live. Beautiful Wyoming at its best!
Answers
1. 1849-1890: 41 years – not long.
2. 31 Senators and 62 Representatives – don't
feel bad; my guess is less than 10% of Wyoming residents will get this one
right.
3. Butch Cassidy served 18 months in the Wyoming
Territorial Prison. He was sentenced to two years for receiving a stolen horse
but was released after serving half the sentence
