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The
Laramie Plains is an arid highland (approximately elevation 8000 ft) in south central
Wyoming in the
United States. The plains 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 are separated from the
Great Plains to the west by the
Laramie Mountains, spur of the
Front Range that extends 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 occupied by
Shoshoni peoples, 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.
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