1873 - The Legislature approved the incorporation of Evanston, WY. It was annulled in 1875. It was reestablished under a Legislative act on March 4, 1882. 1875 - In Wyoming, a commission was appointed to investigate the cost of keeping the state's prisoners at Laramie and at other prisons. The results led to the Legislature of 1879 naming the Nebraska penitentiary to be the territorial penitentiary of Wyoming. 1877 - In Laramie, articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of the territory for the First Baptist Church and Society of Cheyenne.
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