Casper: Oil Boom Capital of Wyoming
1890Casper became Wyoming's oil capital after the Salt Creek field discovery in the 1890s.
Everything Casper is known for
Casper became Wyoming's oil capital after the Salt Creek field discovery in the 1890s.
3 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Casper became Wyoming's oil capital after the Salt Creek field discovery in the 1890s.
This unassuming spot was once the site of a fierce battle, a clash between the U.S. Army and Native American tribes defending their land. Fort Caspar, originally a trading post and toll bridge on the Oregon Trail…
Imagine stagecoaches pulling up right here in 1890, connecting Casper to Lander and Thermopolis. This is the Stone Ranch Stage Station, built around 1890. Back then, the railroad hadn't yet extended past Casper, so…