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Local folklore in Wyoming

24 Wyoming dossiers ride on local folklore — stories circulating in community tradition with no single telling to point at. The archive files them because the community does: passed along, retold, claimed by the county rather than the page. Provenance here is a chorus, not a signature.

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Also filed local folklore:California44 Virginia44 Michigan42 Louisiana40 Ohio38 Texas38 New York36 Pennsylvania34

Other Wyoming shelves:documented legends46 anecdotal reports18 media-reported hauntings5

South Pass City

South Pass City, Wyoming

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Kirwin

Meeteetse, Wyoming

The 1905 silver camp—where the avalanche took the town.

2 claims · 2 legends→

High confidence

Wyoming Frontier Prison

Rawlins, Wyoming

Former penitentiary interpreting incarceration and executions.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Miner’s Delight

Atlantic City, Wyoming

The 1867 gold camp—where the cabin in the gulch stands.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Dubois

Dubois, Wyoming

The tie-hack town—where the badlands meet the mountains.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Jenny Lake

The lake—where the Tetons drop into the water.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Menor’s Ferry

The 1899 ferry—where the river was crossed.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Chapel of the Transfiguration

The 1925 chapel—where the Tetons fill the window.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Bar BC Dude Ranch

The 1912 dude ranch—where the Rockefellers played cowboy.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Gebo

The coal town—where the company houses stand empty.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Boysen

Shoshoni, Wyoming

The 1952 dam—where the river meets the reservoir.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lost Cabin

Lysite, Wyoming

The 1900 oil camp—where the gusher killed the town.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Shoshoni

Shoshoni, Wyoming

The railroad town—where the Yellowstone Highway begins.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Riverton

Riverton, Wyoming

The 1906 town—where the irrigation made the desert bloom.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lander

Lander, Wyoming

The 1884 town—where the first ascent of the Wind River began.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Brooks Lake

Dubois, Wyoming

The lake—where the outlaw’s cabin stands.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Jackson Lake

The lake—where the dam raised the water.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Colter Bay

The bay—where the Jackson Lake cabins stand.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oxbow Bend

The bend—where the Snake River slows for the bear.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Cunningham Cabin

The 1888 cabin—where the ranchers’ valley stayed.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lamar Valley

Tower Junction, Wyoming

The valley—where the wolves watch the bison.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Hayden Valley

Canyon, Wyoming

The valley—where the grizzlies dig the roots.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fishing Bridge

The bridge—where the cutthroat spawn.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Occidental Hotel

Buffalo, Wyoming

1880s frontier hotel that hosted Butch Cassidy and Teddy Roosevelt.

1 claim · 1 legend→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive