Wyoming Carbon County Baggs Wyoming

Bordering Colorado as it does, the valley was host to many an
outlaw riding hard trying to elude justice. Names as notable as Butch
Cassidy and his infamous Wild Bunch, “holed-up” around the town
of Baggs during the hay-days of the Old West. The Gaddis
Mathews House, which still stands in the center of town, was
known as a hang-out for Butch and his gang. Long after his reported
death in Bolivia in 1909, local residents insisted that Butch made
several visits to Baggs during hunting trips with friends in 1929
and 1930. Of course this is still hotly debated.

Population: 348
Elevation: 6245

Also noteworthy in Baggs is the Bank Club Bar. As
the name suggests, this building was first constructed
as a bank but later became a bar, and it is now on the
National Register of Historic Places. Baggs is especially
proud of its place as the gateway to the Red Desert.
Named for its vast expanses of dry red soil, the Red
Desert is a land of wild horses, roaming herds of
antelope, and ever-present red-tail hawks. It is also the
largest area of unfenced land in the forty-eight states.
It’s a harsh country not to be trifled with, but the stark
beauty here is more than worth the effort. Website

Drifter's Inn Motel & Restaurant (above) All American Fare, Steaks and Hamburgers, Beer and Wine. 210 Penland St 307-383-2015 El Rio Restaurante 20 N Penland St 307- 383-7515 Chicken Coop Bed & Breakfast 15 S. Miles 307-383-7059	The Stage Stop (above) Groceries, Supplies, Hunting & Fishing Licenses 307-383-6955 The Castle Shop (above) Odds and ends and the best peach smoothies in town! Outlaw Liquors, Sports & Videos 307-383-6600 Smiling A Antiques 307-383-2433 Wilson's Convenience Store 307-383-7700	Gaddis/Mathews/ Cassidy House (above) The Ivy Pearl Mathews Gaddis log cabin has been described as the cabin Butch Cassidy built and as the cabin he lived in. In almost certainty it was neither. It is believed his gang, the Wild Bunch, led by Cassidy visited the house often. The home served a boarding house and a Saturday night dance hall that the Wild Bunch patronized. Butch was a skilled harmonicist and would often entertain. Located on Main Street Highway 789 in Baggs click here for more highlights and attraction

Quick Fact:
While you are in Baggs make sure to check out the Old Bank Bar.
This building is on the National Historic Register and is located on old
main street. This building once served as the bank in Baggs and
later served as a bar.
http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/baggsbnk.htm

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Make a living in
my country and
I’ve done about all
of them one
time or twice. This
is a place
where fortunes
have always been
taken from the earth
by strong men and
courageous women
spilling their sweat
and sometimes
their blood to carve
a community
out of the wilderness.