The stories of Lincoln County, WY
8 narrated audio stories from across Lincoln County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
J. C. Penney House
Where Penney’s Big Idea Came Home
In Kemmerer, a restored house reveals the family side of a growing retail vision.
Fossil Butte National Monument
When a Wyoming Hill Opens Like a Book
How quiet lake mud turned into one of the continent’s great fossil archives.
Lincoln County
How Coal Put Kemmerer at the County’s Center
A coal town’s economic pull became political power in southwestern Wyoming.
Fossil Butte National Monument
When Fossils Forced a Decision
How science and local digging helped save Fossil Butte in 1972.
J. C. Penney House
Upstairs in Kemmerer, a Retail Empire Begins
In Kemmerer, modest rooms above a store mark the beginning of J. C. Penney.
Lincoln County
Where the Golden Rule Met Coal Dust
How a fair-price store proved itself in a Wyoming coal town.
J.C. Penney Historic District
Where a Coal Town Launched a Retail Empire
How James Cash Penney’s Kemmerer store became the start of something much bigger.
Lincoln County
When Western Wyoming Drew a New Line
How growth turned part of Uinta County into Lincoln County.
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