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Hoofprints of the Past Museum
344 Nolan Avenue
Kaycee, WY 82639
(307) 738-2381
hoofprintsofthepast.org
HOURS
Open May 15 – October 31
Mon-Sat: 9 – 5
Hoofprints of the Past Museum
Hoofprints of the Past Museum
Hoofprints of the Past Museum features local western history in a historic building in downtown Kaycee. Along with the original Kaycee school and jail, the 1897 museum building houses artifacts and displays on…
- Native Americans
- Bozeman Trail
- Portuguese Fort trading post
- Fort Reno
- Dull Knife Battle
- Johnson County War
- Hole in the Wall outlaws
- and local pioneers
The museum has a small gift shop and offers various local historical tours.
Annual Tours
Hole in the Wall Tour
The museum’s annual Hole in the Wall tour allows attendees to experience the most historic sites of the Hole in the Wall and the outlaw era. Tour guides include Bill Betenson, author of Butch Cassidy: The Wyoming Years, and 4th generation local historian Brock Hanson. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit an area that few people have while hearing amazing stories of the area’s outlaw past.
Johnson County War Tour
This tour covers the range war in depth while traveling by bus the route of the infamous Invaders of 1892. Tour guides are John W. Davis and Brock Hanson. John W. Davis, author of Wyoming Range War, has done extensive research for his book, adding an important new perspective as a lawyer. Brock Hanson is a local historian whose family was involved in the events of the war, knew the participants, and gathered documentation from the period.
Bozeman Trail of Powder River Tour
The Sussex area East of Kaycee was the stage where early explorers, travelers, trappers, the US military, and even missionaries played their part in Western expansion. The fascinating and little known history of these people and events will be shared by knowledgeable local historians as you travel by bus Eastward from Kaycee through the Powder River Country. Tour guides are Robert C. Wilson and Laurel Foster. Robert C. Wilson has served for decades on exhibits, historic trails, and interpretative projects with Wyoming State Parks. He is an acknowledged expert on the Bozeman Trail, Fort Reno, and period military life. Laurel Foster is the Curator of Hoofprints of the Past Museum and has been conducting tours for the museum for over a decade.
