Youre watching American History tv. We are joining our Charter Cable partners to showcase the history of casper, wyoming. To learn more about the cities on our 2014 tour, visit cspan. Org localcontent. This American History tv on cspan three. We continue with our look at the history of casper. This is American History tv on cspan3. The Johnson County war was one of the central stories of wyoming foundation. Over aa struggle protracted time that came to a head in 1982 when between large cattle interests that come into the state a little earlier in the 1880s, and small ranchers like the folks who would have lived in a house like this. The reason the struggle came about is at all ranching in in centralthat time, and northern wyoming, was conducted with a large amount of the federal Public Domain as the grazing land that was used for it. What it really matter to is a struggle over who controls grazing rights on the federal domain. Almost all ranching in wyoming comes about through the home
Weekend on cspan 3. Conversation, like. S on facebook casper, wyoming on American History tv. Situated in the central part of state, casper is known for its ties to the oil industry but got its start as a cattle town. Everything in the economy at that time. Been made off of anywhere elsethan in the United States. Teapot dome scandal was the most significant scandal in the American History in the 20th until watergate anyway. Wyomings second largest city celebrates its pivotal past. We the next 90 minute, explore caspers history, starting with the four pioneer passed through the area. Here at the National Historical trails. Center addresses the morgan trail and the pony express trail. It did not matter why you were not matter it did which trail you were on, you had through casper, wyoming. The south pass is the only pass wagon. Lows a all the trails come through wyoming. The early explorers, you see the of the state. This square shows south pass theher youre going to salt lake, whether y