A gold rush in the Copper Mountains of Wyoming brought 2,000 miners into the area in 1906. By 1909, nearly everyone was gone. For just a brief moment in time, hopes of a rich strike even excited Wyoming Governor Brooks who boasted of the future success of Birdseye.
But when the lead ran dry, the dreams turned to dust, and the camp faded into legend.
Join us as we explore the untold stories of the souls who worked and lost in this Wyoming frontier, where the echoes of the past still linger in every tumbleweed. Historian Jackie Dorothy uncovered stories of exploding cows, characters such as Deadwood Dick and more as businessmen and women tried to make their fortunes in this remote mining camp of Wyoming.
This episode continues the journey along the Wind River Canyon Scenic By-Way, a section of the Yellowstone Highway built in 1924. Years before the highway cut through the canyon, the route to Yellowstone National Park was to go over the canyon, through the mining camp of Birdseye.
By 1909, the businesses and homes were abandoned and the mines closed. Only a dim memory lives on of this once vibrant mining town.
Brought to you in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Transportation. This is a production of Legend Rock Media with your hosts, Jackie Dorothy and Dean King.
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