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| On the way to Cody, we saw many
beautiful rock formations, many resembling hoodoos. |
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| On our way into town, we spotted
the Irma Hotel built by William F. Cody in 1902. Buffalo Bill helped
found Cody, Wyoming in 1895, and established his TE Ranch in the area. He
named the Irma after one of his daughters and called it "just the
sweetest hotel that ever was." Buffalo Bill maintained two suites and
an office at the hotel for his personal use. Many famous people have
stayed here included Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and the renowned western
artist, Frederic Remington. There have been two additions to the
hotel since it was originally built. It is still very popular with
tourists. |
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| After reviewing some of the
literature we received, we decided to take a city trolley tour on
Saturday. It was very informative and included a drive out to the
Buffalo Bill Dam on the Shoshone River. |
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| As we were waiting for the
trolley tour to begin, Ann noticed a mobile blacksmith, working from the
bed of his truck. Not only did he make horseshoes and other items
necessary for ranching, but he also had beautiful jewelry for
sale. |
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| After the city tour, we visited
Old Trail Town which transports
visitors back in time to the rough and tumble old west.
The town sits in the area Buffalo Bill
and his associates chose for the first town site of “Cody City” in
1895. |
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| Twenty-six historic buildings
are located here, all furnished with artifacts and antiques from the early
fur trade era to the end of the nineteenth century. The buildings
were gathered from remote locations in Montana and Wyoming. They
were carefully disassembled, moved and reassembled here by Western
historian Bob Edgar and his friends, along with an extensive display of
Native American artifacts. Bob's goal was to tell the unique story
of the men and women who settled the great West. The buildings in
the collection date from 1879 to 1901. There are also one hundred
horse drawn vehicles and an extensive collection of memorabilia from the
Wyoming frontier. It is the largest collection of its kind in
Wyoming. |
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| This cabin was built at the foot
of Copper Mountain, east of Shoshoni, Wyoming, in 1884 by Luther
Morrison. He and his wife brought some of the first sheep into
Central Wyoming in 1882. Morrison had originally come west on the
Oregon Trail in 1853. Notice the pump organ in the photo. A
number of homes in the old west had one. |
