From 1901-1911, August Grimm, the first Mayor of Medicine Bow, and his partner, George Plummer, built a three-story, concrete block hotel in Medicine Bow, and named it after Owen Wister's book "The Virginian." This book was actually the first of the Western genre. The Hotel can boast of the first electric lights and sewer system in the quaint little town of Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
On September 30, 1911, the Virginian Hotel threw a gala party for its Grand Opening. In 1978, the Virginian Hotel received designation as a National Historic Place and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Hotel had a Grand Re-opening in 1984, after it had been completely renovated to its' present turn of the century Victorian decor, preserving the best the Old West had to offer.
This cache, along with "The Medicine Bow Blow" and "The Oldest Building in America" are within a few miles of Medicine Bow and make for an easy trio. All are directly accessible by vehicle. These are just a few of the interesting places we discovered while antelope hunting in the Medicine Bow area.
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Thanks to WalkinJake (with RowdyJim) for letting me adopt this virtual cache.