* 1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.

While Ned Jordan is credited with changing the way advertising was written with his " Somewhere West of Laramie " ads for his Jordan Playboy, Reo's Flying Cloud — a name that provoked evocative images of speed and lightness — changed the way automobiles would be named in the future.

Spenser was born in Laramie, Wyoming and is a Boston private eye in the mold of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, a smart-mouthed tough guy with a heart of gold.

Casper is located in east-central Wyoming at the foot of Casper Mountain, the north end of the Laramie Mountain Range, along the North Platte River.

* At the rest area of exit 323 on I-80 east of Laramie, is the highest point on I-80.

Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U. S. state of Wyoming.

Its county seat is Laramie, the site of the University of Wyoming.

Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U. S. Route 287.

It is home to the University of Wyoming, Wyoming Technical Institute, and a branch of Laramie County Community College.

Laramie is located at ( 41. 312927 ,-105. 587251 ).

Laramie is on a high plain between two mountain ranges, the Snowy Range, about to the west, and the Laramie Range, to the east.

Housed in the Ivinson Mansion near the center of town is the Laramie Plains Museum.

Fort Laramie is a town in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States.

The town is named after historic Fort Laramie, an important stop on the Oregon, California and Mormon trails as well as a staging point for various military excursions.

Fort Laramie is located at ( 42. 213233 ,-104. 517123 ).

Public education in the town of Fort Laramie is provided by Goshen County School District # 1.

Albin is a town in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

Public education in the town of Albin is provided by Laramie County School District # 2.

Burns is a town in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

Public education in the town of Burns is provided by Laramie County School District # 2.

Pine Bluffs is a town in eastern Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

Public education in the town of Pine Bluffs is provided by Laramie County School District # 2.

South Greeley is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

The ruins of Fort Sanders, an army fort predating Laramie, lie just south of the city along Route 287.

Located in the Laramie Valley between the Snowy Range and the Laramie Range, the city draws outdoor enthusiasts because of its abundance of outdoor activities.

Laramie was founded in the mid-1860s as a tent city near the Overland Stage Line route and the Union Pacific portion of the first transcontinental railroad.

In 2004, Laramie became the first city in Wyoming to prohibit smoking in enclosed workplaces, including bars, restaurants and private clubs.

Beginning at the yard and inspection facilities in Forest Park, the Green Line runs east through Oak Park towards the city on an embankment parallel to Metra's Union Pacific / West Line tracks from the Harlem Avenue terminal ( 7200 W .-400 N .), on the border of Oak Park and River Forest, to a point just west of Laramie Avenue.

In 1898, Austinites, having a majority on Cicero's town council, used political influence to allow the extension of the Lake Street line from the city border at Laramie Avenue ( then called 52nd Avenue ) into their community.

The Laramie Mountains, as well as the city of Laramie, were later given the same name.

The mountains often serve as a symbol for the city of Laramie.

Thurman was born in the frontier ranch town of Laramie, Wyoming, which grew to be a small city and location of the University of Wyoming.

Restvale Cemetery is located at 11700 S. Laramie Street in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of the city of Chicago.

The city of Laramie is the largest community in the valley.

Captain Howard Stansbury, U. S. Army Topographical Engineer, was exploring a route back from the Great Salt Lake over Laramie Plains in the summer of 1849 when his party encountered stampeding buffalo near the present city of Laramie, which was taken to be a sign of Indian hunters.

Cheyenne Regional Airport, also known as Jerry Olson Field, is a joint civil-military public airport located one mile ( 1. 6 km ) north of the central business district of Cheyenne, a city in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

Laramie Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles ( 6 km ) west of the central business district of Laramie, a city in Albany County, Wyoming, United States.

The county was derived from land that was previously part of Laramie County.

Laramie County was originally created in 1867 as a county within the Dakota Territory.

Laramie County became a county in the Wyoming Territory when the territorial government was formed in 1869.

In 1911, Goshen and Platte Counties were formed from another part of Laramie County, and at that point the county achieved its current boundaries.

The county was formed from land ceded by Albany County and Laramie County

In 1848 a group of Cherokee crossed through the county following the North Fork of the Poudre to the Laramie Plains on their way to California along a route that became known as the Cherokee Trail.

The area of county was officially opened to white settlement following negotiations with the Cheyenne and Arapaho in the 1858 Treaty of Fort Laramie, by which time the area was part of the Nebraska Territory.

When Goshen County was created from part of the northern end of Laramie County in 1911, Torrington and Lingle competed for the title of county seat.