Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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A historic graduation announcement proclaims, "The Class of 1910 of the Saratoga High School requests your presence at the Commencement Exercises to be held at Jensen Hall Thursday evening, May 19th at eight o'clock." The gold embossed card continued, "Baccalaureate Sermon at Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening May 15th at eight o'clock." Class motto of the nine graduates was "To him that o're cometh, God giveth a crown." The printed four-page program is neatly tied to the...
Folks attending the history trek to Emigrant’s Crossing on the Overland Trail Saturday will discover that a piece of history is missing. Gone is the “Killed by Indians” headstone from the Emigrant Cemetery. The incident has been reported to the Carbon County Sherriff’s office for investigation. In 1933 the old emigrant cemetery (shown here) was restored through the efforts of the Wyoming Land Marks Commission and the Lions Clubs of Saratoga and Rawlins. It was fenced and the area within the enclosure cleaned and original mark... Full story