Cody’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Cody. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Shoshone and Crow people lived in the area before European settlers came. John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was likely the first to travel through the land that would become Cody. The 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty set this area in Crow territory. The 1868 Treaty placed the Crow Reservation to the north and Wind River Reservation to the South.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Cody’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cody’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewA Buffalo "hog-tied". Cody, Wyomi…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Cody, decade by decade
1990s
9 historic places in Cody
Cody has 9 listings on the National Register, and they protect 28 historic buildings, because Downtown Cody Historic District alone counts 19.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1973Irma Hotel
Listed 1973Colter's Hell
Listed 1974Buffalo Bill Statue
Listed 1975Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home
Listed 1976Stock CenterListed 1983Downtown Cody Historic District
Listed 2000Paul Stock HouseListed 1991Quintin Blair HouseListed 2024Sage Creek Community ClubThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as A Buffalo "hog-tied". Cody, Wyoming (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.