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Gillette
Contributor(s): Kelley, Mary (Author), Campbell County Rockpile Museum (Author)
ISBN: 0738580260     ISBN-13: 9780738580265
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
- Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional)
Dewey: 978.7
LCCN: 2009937667
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Wyoming
 
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Publisher Description:
There is an old saying that the Powder River was a mile wide; an inch deep; too thick to drink; too thin to plow, and yet it was fought over many times in the early settlement of northeastern Wyoming. The lure of free land attracted tough pioneer families and rowdy outlaws to the new town of Gillette. Bars and brothels competed with schools and churches for the cowboys of some of the largest cattle and sheep ranches in the state. The coal that was discovered close to the surface, which first supplied settlers through blizzards and prairie winds, now provides one-third of the nation s energy. Ranching is still important in Gillette s economy but the abundant minerals have truly put Gillette, Wyoming, on the map."

Contributor Bio(s): Kelley, Mary: - Though a native of Indiana, Mary Kelley has called Gillette home since 1994. A board member of the Campbell County Historical Society and the Wyoming State Historical Society, Kelley enjoys life in Gillette where descendants of the pioneer families in this book wave on the street and readily accept transplanted Hoosiers. Established in 1974, the Campbell County Rockpile Museum serves as the local history center for the residents of and visitors to Campbell County, Wyoming. The museum s mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the artifacts and documents pertaining to the county s history.