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Laramie Essential Info
Overview
Laramie is a city in Southeast Wyoming. It is home to the University of Wyoming.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Apr-Sep
Current Time
Current Weather
76 °F
Mostly Clear
Fun Facts
- White Hall, on the University of Wyoming’s campus in Laramie, is the tallest building in the state. The 12-story dormitory is 200 feet high.
- Dating back to 1886, the Laramie County Library System is the oldest county library system in the country.
- The state’s oldest bar is Buckhorn Bar and Parlor in Laramie. It was established all the way back in 1900, just ten years after Wyoming became a state.
- Laramie was named for Jacques LaRamie, a French or French-Canadian trapper who disappeared in the Laramie Mountains in the late 1810s and was never heard from again.
- In 2004, Laramie became the first city in Wyoming to pass a law to prohibit smoking in enclosed workplaces, including bars, restaurants and private clubs.
Popular Foods
- Blackened White Fish
- Chipote Pork Lion
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