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ADAMS-HERON BUILDING - 1908 The history of the building begins with an early pioneer, William T. Adams. In 1898 President McKinley appointed William T. Adams as Register of the U.S. Land Office in Lander.  He held this position until about 1910.  In 1908, he partnered with Mr. Heron and, as reported, in the Wind River…

Scott Chevrolet Co. – 1930 Floyd Scott was called the “Wyoming Pioneer” in the Chevrolet Automobile business.   Lander’s transition from horse and buggy to the automobile was slow. But in about 1913 the “horseless carriage” age began to take shape.  In 1915 this property was the site of Barney Beard’s garage and then Fremont Garage.…

Wind River Mountaineer Newspaper - 1885 Issac C. Wynn printed his first edition of the Wind River Mountaineer newspaper, January 1, 1885.  He started his business in a very modest log building that was set back from Lander’s Main Street. The paper featured local news and a variety of advertisements. Mr. Wynn, more than likely,…

Lander Mercantile Company - 1888 The Lander Mercantile Company was simply known as Woodruffs.  John Dwight Woodruff’s store opened up for business in about 1888 in a large brick building owned by Eugene Amoretti, Sr.   He didn’t remain at this location very long as he soon commenced work on his own brick building. However,…