Empire Wyoming was a black community in Goshen County, Wyoming,[1] near the Nebraska state border, between 1908 and 1920.
History
editIt was founded in 1908 by African American families from Custer County, Nebraska.[2] Russel Taylor applied for the organization of a post office on December 29, 1915.[3]
Legacy
editToday, two historical markers commemorate the homesteaders who lived in Empire. One is located on the Interstate 25's Dwyer Junction Rest Area close to the town of Wheatland, Wyoming.[4] The second commemoration was placed in Torrington, Wyoming, next to the Goshen County Homesteaders Museum.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Empire Wyoming (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "News Release". Nebraska State Historical Society. August 24, 2009. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Division of Supplies, Post Office Department". United States Post Office. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Erin (November 6, 2020). "Wyoming's Black Pioneer Community That Disappeared". Wyoming Public Media. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Empire Wyoming (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Extract from article on Empire
- Todd Guenther, “The Empire Builders, An African American Odyssey in Nebraska and Wyoming,” Nebraska History 89 (2008): 176-200 archived on February 10, 2024
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