Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site http://www.wyomingterritorialpark.com Wyoming Territorial Prison Museum, Laramie, WY Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:24:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Butch Cassidy Days Press Release http://www.wyomingterritorialpark.com/2009/06/24/butch-cassidy-days-press-release/ http://www.wyomingterritorialpark.com/2009/06/24/butch-cassidy-days-press-release/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:24:43 +0000 admin http://www.wyomingterritorialpark.com/?p=275 June 23, 2009

Contact: Lynette Nelson, 307-745-3733

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A full weekend of fun, historical and educational activities will entertain during Butch Cassidy Days at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie, June 26-28.

The weekends’ festivities include a tractor parade and pull, living history exhibits, a presentation on Butch Cassidy by his great-great-nephew, medicine show, exhibits, barbecue and dinner theater.

Childrens events include a scavenger hunt, prison bingo and stick horse rodeo with Miss Butch Cassidy Days.

The dinner theater features Rattlesnake Jake on Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Events begin at 12 noon lasting until 6 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The prison, broom factory, homestead cabins, Boxcar house and warden’s residence will also be open.

For a complete list of events, please visit http://wyoparks.state.wy.us, click on “historic sites” to the left, “Wyoming Territorial Prison” at the bottom of the list and then on the Butch Cassidy Days link.

The Wyoming Territorial Prison is located at Exit 311 (Snowy Range Road), on I-80. For more information, please call 307-745-6161.

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GRAND RE-OPENING

Our grand re-opening for the Broom Factory on May 2 was a huge success with close to 1,000 visitors. Read more about it here.

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