1906 Map of Laramie

About this map

Laramie serves as the focal point for this early 20th-century landscape, where the Union Pacific Railroad cuts a north-south path through the high plains. The map illustrates a ranching economy defined by family-named holdings like Alsop's Ranch, Coughlin's Ranch, and Nelson's Road Ranch scattered along the Little Laramie River and Laramie River systems. Geologic features such as the massive depression of The Big Hollow and the Big Basin dominate the central terrain.