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History · Orin

Orin’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Orin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers
5recent photos

The story

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The community was named for Orin Hughitt, the uncle of a railroad official. A post office was established at the Orin Junction in 1891. The name was changed to Orin in 1895, and the post office closed in about 1962.

Orin was the final place outlaw Doc Middleton owned and operated a saloon, before dying in the local jail in 1913.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1980Teepee fireworks stand, Route 20, Orin Junction…Commons
1990–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Orin’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTeepee fireworks stand, Route 20,…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people close to Orin

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Harriet HagemanHarriet HagemanDouglas · 13 miDavid BriggsDavid BriggsDouglas · 13 miJAJim AndersonDouglas · 13 miRCRory CrossDouglas · 13 miSSScott SalesDouglas · 13 miTFTheresa Welch FossumDouglas · 13 mi
By decade

Orin, decade by decade

1980s1 item
Teepee fireworks stand, Route 20, Orin Junction, WyomingCommonsTeepee fireworks stand, Route 20, Orin Junction, Wyoming1980
1990s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 photos
360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 06Commons360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 062017360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 05Commons360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 052017360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 04Commons360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 042017360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 02Commons360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 022017360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 01Commons360-degree eclipse twilight at Orin Junction, Wyoming - 012017
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Orin is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Orin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is South Douglas Residential Historic District in Douglas, 12.6 miles away.

Orin and the nearest listed places

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South Douglas Residential Historic DistrictMorton MansionChrist Episcopal Church and RectoryDouglas City HallJenne BlockCollege Inn Bar

Closest to Orin

South Douglas Residential Historic DistrictDouglas · District12.6miMorton MansionDouglas · Vernacular12.7miChrist Episcopal Church and RectoryDouglas · Building12.7miDouglas City HallDouglas · Building12.8miJenne BlockDouglas · Building12.8mi

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. South Douglas Residential Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Orin?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Orin’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old place
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Teepee fireworks stand, Route 20, Orin Junction, Wyoming (1980) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Glendo📜 Douglas📜 Lost Springs📜 Manville

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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