Two significant battles during the Plains Indian Wars were located in Ranchester Wyoming. 63 men, women, and children were killed, responsible for their deaths is General Patrick E. Connor. He was an agressive anti-Indian commander at Fort Laramie. Peace movements in the east had prevented Connor from killing "all male Indians over the age of 12."
Gillette, and the countryside which surrounds it, may not be a household word. However, as this nation converts to clean burning, low sulfur coal as a major source of energy, this small part of the United States will claim its importance. read more
This northeastern Wyoming community was named after its sister community in England, Newcastle upon Tyne. read more
