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History · Casper Mountain

Casper Mountain’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Casper Mountain. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Casper Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) on Casper Mountain in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 401 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 401 to 545 (+36%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Casper Mountain yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Casper Mountain

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Lynne CheneyLynne CheneyCasper · 7 miMSMatthew ShepardCasper · 7 miTom CoburnTom CoburnCasper · 7 miJBJim J. BullockCasper · 7 miAnne Gorsuch BurfordAnne Gorsuch BurfordCasper · 7 miJohn HoffmanJohn HoffmanCasper · 7 mi
By decade

Casper Mountain, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Casper Mountain is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Casper Mountain has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dean Morgan Junior High School in Casper, 6.6 miles away.

Casper Mountain and the nearest listed places

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Dean Morgan Junior High SchoolSouth Wolcott Street Historic DistrictGrant Street Grocery and MarketNatrona County High SchoolChurch of Saint AnthonyElks Lodge No. 1353

Closest to Casper Mountain

Dean Morgan Junior High SchoolCasper · Building6.6miSouth Wolcott Street Historic DistrictCasper · District6.9miGrant Street Grocery and MarketCasper · Commercial7miNatrona County High SchoolCasper · Built 18967.1miChurch of Saint AnthonyCasper · Building7.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dean Morgan Junior High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Casper Mountain?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Casper Mountain’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Casper📜 Mills📜 Evansville📜 Bar Nunn
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