Showing posts with label Niobrara County Wyoming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Niobrara County Wyoming. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Today In Wyoming's History: March 13

From our companion blog:
Today In Wyoming's History: March 13:  1918  The Ohio Oil Company commences drilling a well that would become the first Lance Creek area producing oil well.


I'm amazed that this is the first entry I've made featuring Lance Creek.

Lance Creek, Niobrara County, was the location of some major oil exploration for years and years.  It started, apparently, during World War One.  The town expanded massively during World War Two, but has fallen back into being a very small town today.