Newcastle Walk About Town Historic Tour

Prologue: "Downtown Newcastle has been designated as a National Historic Commercial District through the efforts of the of the Weston County Historic Preservation Board. Two of the buildings included in the historic districts are also themselves on the National Register of Historic Places. These two buildings are the Weston County Courthouse, built in 1910-1911, and the United States Post Office, built in 1933. Both of these buildings are still being used for their original purposes. ...On May 25, 1903, President Teddy Roosevelt visited Newcastle. From an elaborate platform built for the occasion, the President gave a speech to hundreds of local fans. The platform was built at the intersection of Warren Avenue - today's Main Street - and Seneca Street. The background of the image shows the north side of today's Main Street. The large brick building flying American flags was built in 1890 as the Bank of Newcastle. Over the years, it has served as a bank, cafe, fabric store, gun shop, and leather shop. Today, it's a ceramics store. The visit of Roosevelt was a short, but highly anticipated, event. He was very popular in Weston Count and residents came from all corners of the county to get a glimpse of and hear from the famous Rough Rider-turned-President. Some Weston County residents had even served with Teddy and his Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War. Just two short years later, many would also become members of Seth Bullock's Cowboy Brigade from the Black Hills. Bullock was a close personal friend of Teddy Roosevelt from Roosevelt's own days of ranching and cowboying in the Dakotas..." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, State Parks & Cultural Resources, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00009).

Newcastle Walk About Town Historic Tour

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