Wyoming history: Sept. 26-Oct. 2

Here’s a few interesting historical tidbits from years gone by:

•Sept. 26: In 1872, part of the Wind River Reservation ceded to the United States.

•Sept. 27: In 1923, 30 people were killed in the crash of a passenger train in Natrona County. The train wrecked on a bridge over Cole Creek that had been washed out by a flood.

•Sept. 28: In 1930, the Union Pacific towns Cumberland No. 1 and No. 2 were dismantled.

•Sept. 30: In 1911, the Virginian Hotel opened in Medicine Bow.

•Oct. 1: In 1886, 242 lots for buildings were sold in Douglas.

•Oct. 2: In 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant visited Wyoming.