1868Government
After 12,000 years or more of Indigenous populations living in the area, Laramie was settled by European Americans in 1868 with the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad line...
1869Government
In 1869, Wyoming's first legislature passed a bill granting equal political rights to women in the territory.
1870Civil Rights
In March 1870, five Laramie residents became the first women in the world to serve on a jury.
1874Government
Laramie was officially incorporated on January 13, 1874.
1880Government
Several regional railroads were based in Laramie, including the Laramie, North Park and Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company founded in 1880 and the Laramie, North Park and We...
1884History
Downey (1884–1961), lawyer, U.S.
1886Government
In 1886, a plant to produce electricity was built.
1887Architecture
Laramie was chosen as its site, and UW opened there in 1887.
1890Sports
Carlisle (1890–1964), one of America's last train robbers, lived in the town
Jaycee Carroll (born 1983), basketball player
Jesseca Cross (born 1975), former track and field athl...
1891Education
Under the terms of the Morrill Act, also known as the Land Grant College Act, in 1891 UW added an agricultural college and experiment station to gain benefits as a land grant co...
1940Culture
== Arts and culture ==
=== Annual cultural events ===
Laramie Jubilee Days started in 1940 to celebrate Wyoming Statehood Day on July 10.
1951Architecture
It opened in 1951 and in 2016 it had 30 students.
1955Military
=== In popular culture ===
The Man from Laramie was a 1955 western film starring James Stewart.
1960Education
Hix (born 1960), poet, academic
Hazel Homer-Wambeam, Miss Wyoming 2022
Raymond A.
1967History
== Notable people ==
Craig Arnold (1967–c.
1971History
Laramie had passenger rail service from the Union Pacific until 1971.
1981Economy
Chisum, "Boom Towns on the Union Pacific: Laramie, Benton, and Bear River City." Annals of Wyoming 53#1 (1981): 2-13.
1983History
Amtrak continued service until 1983 on the Pioneer, then again from 1991 to 1997.
1985Culture
The former Union Pacific passenger depot in Laramie was donated to the Laramie Plains Museum in 1985, and then to the Laramie Railroad Depot Association in 2009, which operates ...
1995History
Dylan Hollis (born 1995), social media personality and baker
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Emmett D.
1998Crime
=== Late 20th century to present ===
The city was covered by international media in 1998 after the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,204 people, 11,336 households, and 5,611 families residing in the city.
2004History
In 2004, Laramie became the first city in Wyoming to pass a law to prohibit smoking in enclosed workplaces, including bars, restaurants and private clubs.
2005Government
The judge ruled that the opponents had failed to meet their burden of showing significant problems with the election, and the ordinance, which had become effective in April 2005...
2009Crime
Federal hate crimes legislation was signed into law in 2009.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the 2010 Census, there were 30,816 people, 13,394 households, and 5,843 families residing in the city.
2011History
In 2011, German actor and writer Joachim Meyerhoff wrote his first novel, Amerika, about the year he spent as a student in Laramie.
2012Architecture
In 2012, the Wyoming House for Historic Women was opened in downtown Laramie.
2015History
In 2015, Laramie passed an LGBT anti-discrimination bill.
2016History
It closed on June 30, 2016, as its costs had increased and the numbers of students had declined.
2017History
In July 2017, the 83-year-old Fuller visited the city for the first time, serving as grandmaster of Laramie's annual Jubilee Days parade and festivities.
2023Crime
As of May 2023, Wyoming does not have a hate crimes law, having failed to pass its most recent attempt at a hate crimes law in March 2021.
2024History
In fall 2024, about 8,200 students were enrolled there for live instruction at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, with nearly 2,300 others enrolled in online ...