Casper: Oil Boom Capital of Wyoming
1890Casper became Wyoming's oil capital after the Salt Creek field discovery in the 1890s.
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Music in Casper
Songs About Casper
Casper & Colorado
Kellen Smith
"TITLE"
I Ain’t Her Cowboy Anymore
George Strait
"That Casper sunset's what I'm shooting for"
American Blood
Eli Hundley
"Spent the night outside of Casper in a sleepy motel town"
Artists From Casper
History of Casper
Everything Near Casper
3 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Casper: Oil Boom Capital of Wyoming
· 1.3 mi · Historical Marker
Casper became Wyoming's oil capital after the Salt Creek field discovery in the 1890s.
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Fort Caspar
· 3.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
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…
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Stone Ranch Stage Station
· 18.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
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…
