It was a nightmarish, unstoppable scene: the 100-ton locomotive engine and first five (of seven total) train cars plummeted into the sand and water below.
Billboard advertising is nothing new. While the vast majority of these are digital nowadays, there's nothing quite like the nostalgia of seeing photos of Casper's past.
Casper has a rich history that dates back to the 1800's. So much has changed over time that it is hard to imagine our city any other way. Thanks to the fine folks at the Casper College Western History Center we are able to take a step back in time and see what Casper looked like in days past.
The Internet is all a buzz about this map going around showing just how much the population in each state has changed over the years. More specifically how much has changed since 1810. It's a pretty boring map until you get to somewhere around the 1950s.