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Image from the Past
The Carbon coal miners sought revenge for the murder of local lawmen Bob Widdowfield and Tip Vincent by the outlaw gang lead by "Dutch Charlie" Burris and "Big Nose George" Parrott. The miners were also angry that the outlaws were after their mine payroll. The murder of lawmen Bob Widdowfield and Tip Vincent in 1878 is a long and complex story. It stretches out over sixty years.
The purpose of this website is to help others connect to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing historical information about Wyoming's Hanna Basin. We invite you to explore how the Hanna Basin came to be and how it touched the lives of many.
Created: August 1, 2010
Last Updated: December 6, 2021
- Over Eleven Years of Sharing -
Last Updated: December 6, 2021
- Over Eleven Years of Sharing -
Website Provided by Bob Leathers in cooperation with the Hanna Basin Historical Society
Copyright © 2015. All rights are reserved by Bob Leathers.
Copyright © 2015. All rights are reserved by Bob Leathers.
Website contact information: HannaBasinMuseum@gmail.com (Attention: Bob)
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What's New or Updated on the Website?
December 2021
- Updated: New information and video - 1914: How Colorado's Ludlow Massacre Affected the Citizens of Hanna, Wyoming
- New - Available Online For a limited time only: View the Child Labor Coal Mining Photos That Helped End Child Labor in the United States
HANNA BASIN MUSEUM AND CUMMINGS/CRAWFORD COTTAGE
Mike Armstrong, Public Relations Director
April Avery, Museum Staff
April Avery, Museum Staff
Cummings - Crawford Cottage and Hanna Basin Museum (Image by Bob Leathers - Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Hanna Basin Museum and Historical Society
P.O. Box 252
502 Front Street, Hanna WY 82327
(307) 325-6465
Summer Hours: Friday - Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 PM Winter Hours: Saturday 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Summer hours start with Memorial Day and end with Labor Day.
P.O. Box 252
502 Front Street, Hanna WY 82327
(307) 325-6465
Summer Hours: Friday - Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 PM Winter Hours: Saturday 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Summer hours start with Memorial Day and end with Labor Day.
Online Information about The Hanna Basin and Hanna Basin Museum
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The Hanna Miner - A Slideshow
Video from Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website
Music by The O'Neill Brothers Group - Instrumental Country Guitar: Coal Miner's Daughter
Music by The O'Neill Brothers Group - Instrumental Country Guitar: Coal Miner's Daughter
Available to Read Online
Images from the Past
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
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- Our goal is to honor the history of the Hanna Basin by providing detailed and accurate information.
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- We also welcome any pictures, documents or information from our readers that might be helpful in our telling the Hanna Basin story.