The Laramie Plains is an arid highlands (approximately elevation 8000 ft) in south central Wyoming in the United States. The plain extend along the upper basin of the Laramie River on the east side of the Medicine Bow Range. The city of Laramie is the largest community in the valley. The plains separated from the Great Plains to the west by the Laramie Foothills, a foothill spur of the Front Range that extend northward from Larimer County, Colorado west of Cheyenne. The high altitude of the plains makes for a cold climate and relatively short growing season. Unsuitable to most cultivation, the plains have historically been the site of livestock raising (primarily sheep and cattle). Historically the plains were occuppied by Shoshoni, and later Cheyenne, before the first U.S. settlers arrived in the late 19th century. The plains also furnished a convenient transportation route through the region for trails that ascended through the mountains along the Cache la Poudre River. The Cherokee Trail (1848) and later the Overland Trail (1862) both crossed through the plains. In 1867 the plains were tranversed by the route of the Union Pacific Railroad as part of the first transcontinental railroad. The building of the railroad caused a boom in the valley population, with the establishment of "Laramie City", which later became the site of the University of Wyoming. State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... The Laramie River The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 216 mi (348 km) long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. ... Dowtown Laramie Laramie is a city located in Albany County, Wyoming. ... The Great Plains states. ... The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. ... Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, a state of the United States of America. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... This article is about the animal, sheep; for other meanings of Sheep, see Sheep (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Shoshone is a Native American language. ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains, closely allied with the Arapaho and loosely allied with the Lakota (Sioux). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cache La Poudre River as it flows through Fort Collins, Colorado The Cache La Poudre River (sometimes called the Poudre River for short) is a tributary of the South Platte River in the state of Colorado in the United States. ... The Cherokee Trail was a historic trail in the present-day U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming that was used from the late 1840s up through the early 1860s. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Poster announcing railroads opening The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States was built across North America in the 1860s, linking the railway network of the eastern U.S. with California on the Pacific coast. ... Disc golf players on the campus of the University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming, located in Laramie, Wyoming, USA, first opened in September, 1887. ...

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• North Park