Casper: Oil on the North Platte
Casper sits on a bend of the North Platte River where the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails once converged. The fort that gave the town its name, Fort Caspar, was a small military post that operated from 1862 to 1867 at the Platte Bridge Station crossing. Commercial oil development transformed the place after 1889, when drilling began at the Salt Creek Oil Field roughly 40 miles north. By the 1920s Salt Creek was one of the most productive fields in the United States, and three refineries operated within Casper city limits.
Natrona County, of which Casper is the seat, remains tied to the petroleum industry. Independent producers and service companies continue to operate across the basin, and the BP-owned refinery closed in 1991 leaving the Amoco reclamation site that was later redeveloped as Platte River Commons. The Wyoming Medical Center, the largest hospital in the state by bed count, anchors the health sector and draws patients from across central Wyoming.
Casper College, founded in 1945, enrolls around 4,000 students and operates the Tate Geological Museum, which holds "Dee" the Columbian mammoth skeleton and a range of regional fossil specimens. The campus sits on the south side of town at the base of Casper Mountain, a 8,130-foot elevation that offers skiing at Hogadon Basin in winter and hiking access in summer.
Escort websites that serve the Casper area are indexed and reviewed on Escortservice.com. The directory itself does not make arrangements, verify any credentials, or act between parties. Users must be 21 years of age or older.
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Casper sits on a bend of the North Platte River where the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails once converged. The fort that gave the town its name, Fort Caspar, was a small military post that operated from 1862 to 1867 at the Platte Bridge Station crossing. Commercial oil development transformed the place after 1889, when drilling began at the Salt Creek Oil Field roughly 40 miles north. By the 1920s Salt Creek was one of the most productive fields in the United States, and three refineries operated within Casper city limits.
Natrona County, of which Casper is the seat, remains tied to the petroleum industry. Independent producers and service companies continue to operate across the basin, and the BP-owned refinery closed in 1991 leaving the Amoco reclamation site that was later redeveloped as Platte River Commons. The Wyoming Medical Center, the largest hospital in the state by bed count, anchors the health sector and draws patients from across central Wyoming.
Casper College, founded in 1945, enrolls around 4,000 students and operates the Tate Geological Museum, which holds "Dee" the Columbian mammoth skeleton and a range of regional fossil specimens. The campus sits on the south side of town at the base of Casper Mountain, a 8,130-foot elevation that offers skiing at Hogadon Basin in winter and hiking access in summer.
Escort websites that serve the Casper area are indexed and reviewed on Escortservice.com. The directory itself does not make arrangements, verify any credentials, or act between parties. Users must be 21 years of age or older.
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