Today, I made the drive over to Laramie to check out and photograph the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. It was an uneventful drive, and I arrived before opening at 9 am, and so took a short walk on a paved trail along the Laramie River.
Then, I was ready to explore the prison, turned University of Wyoming agricultural research station. The first stop was the warden's residence.
Then, I made the short walk over to the prison itself.
Inside, I checked out the processing/intake room and the cell blocks themselves.
There was an interesting exhibit about Butch Cassidy as well. Then, I headed over to the prison industries building where the inmates made brooms and candles.
Outside the prison proper
is an area of random buildings that I believe are arranged to give a feel for what Laramie and the surrounding area would have been like during the time when the prison was active. My favorite of these buildings was the St. Mary's of the Plains Episcopal Church.
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