Greeley Tribune: Laramie a "gem of the Rockies" or Sodom? (1887)

Greeley Tribune: Laramie a "gem of the Rockies" or Sodom? (1887)

sodom, Laramie

An article on the boomtown of Laramie, Wyoming in 1887, highlighting the city's many opportunities, but also its failure to confront its rising moral challenges, particularly prostitution, drinking, and gambling. The metaphorical comparison to Sodom is a common trope of the era.

J.J. Stevens

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J.J. Stevens, "Laramie City," Greeley Tribune, May 18, 1887, pp. 4.

May 18, 1887

Thomas R. Dunn (researcher)

Public domain -- printed before 1926

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