Q South Pass City The ne wl y dedicated “Wyoming Women’s Suffra ge Pathway” r uns adjacent to the old mining town of South Pass City.After the Civil War, the pioneer city was roiling with Union and Confederate soldiers, Czech miners, Irish settlers and Chinese immigrants. Esther an orphan, widow, and mother made history before she left South Pass. She became the first woman appointed as Justice of the Peace in Wyoming and the world.
Casper Casper is a center for hunting and flyfishing, but the city was central in establishing rail commerce and industry. I loved the hands-on displays (ride in a stage coach, pull a pioneer cart…) inside the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.Weather didn’t permit but I’d love to return for a w a g o n to u r w i t h S t a g e T h r e e Community Theater and their presentation about the Women of the Trails. Eat and Stay Ramkota Hotel, ramkotacasper.com, Cheese Barrel – caspercheesebarrel.com, nhcf.org, Coffee Stop at Crescent Moon Café, cmcoffeestop.com; Dinner at the Pump Room Driving back to Denver gave me time to think about the ways the pioneering women of Wyoming have impacted my life. I have independent freedom to travel, voting rights, and run a business. Wyoming’s pioneering sisters led the way.
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Photos (Opposite from top): Shoshone Cultural Center Hoop Dance Prep; Picture of Esther Hobart Morris Statue from Inside Her Cheyenne House; (This page): Pioneer diorama inside the Wyoming Interpretive Trail Center; Billie Eckhardt inside the Laramie Bent and Rusty Emporium; Breakfast in Lander Wyoming; Inside the Casper Wyoming Interpretive Trail Center
