LARAMIE - 1907

On May 16, 1907, fire broke out in the business district Laramie, Wyoming. Alerted by both telephone and a corner fire alarm box, firemen arrived in minutes, however, the race was already lost.

Fire extended north from Thornburg to University, from Second Street to an alley, according to Wyoming Tales and Trails, a web site about state history.

Flames destroyed Kingford's and Eggleston's cigar stores; Peterson's tailor shop; Miller's and Carter's jewelry; Home Restaurant; the Boomerang newspaper; Crawford's second-hand store; Lockwood's taxidermy.

Heat fractured windows on the Miller Block, ignited awnings and melted part of the City Hall cornice, while the Laramie drug store and the Derby Saloon sustained smoke and water damage.