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The year is 1896, and a beautiful black horse was just born on the Foss Ranch near Chugwater, Wyoming. The horse had no name, but it didn't take long for him to get one. Steamboat received his name from an accident. While a ranch hand was ‘throwing' the horse during castration, Steamboat smashed his head into the ground and broke his nose. The broken bone was cut out of the horse's snout, and ‘after that, every time the horse breathed heavily, it sounded just like the whistle on a steamboat.' (Papa, 2013) Thus, the legend received his trademark moniker... This blog includes information collected from the Laramie County Library's Special Collections. The Special Collections features items on genealogy, Western history and culture, and Wyoming history. Learn more about Special Collections at https://lclsonline.org/services/specialcollections/

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