The locals called him “Dad,” and in 1900, C.H. Worland – originally from Missouri -- opened the first post office and stage station on a spot along the Bridger Trail.
Born into a prominent Virginia family, David Jackson came to the Rockies when he was 33 and was soon teamed up with two other mountain men in the booming fur trade.
Many Wyoming places are named for the wealthy and powerful. Edward David worked for one of them – Joseph Carey, one of the state’s first US senators and governors.
Manuel Armenta managed to stay out of jail by sheer force of his charm. A member of the notorious Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, he was brought before a judge several times, accused of stealing horses