History of Wyoming
Charles Griffin Coutant, 1899
Page 708
" In July, 1851, Newsom's train from Illinois passed up the North Platte and Sweetwater on the way to Oregon. With this train was Luther C. Morrison, who is now a prominent stockgrower of Natrona County. He is located on South Caspar Creek, twenty miles from the City of Caspar. Few men now living in Wyoming saw the country as early as did Mr. Morrison. He had many experiences in Oregon, then came back to make a permanent location along the Overland Trail. He has been successful in the sheep business and has taken a deep interest in the development of irrigation..."
History of Wyoming
Charles Griffin Coutant, 1899
Page 708
" In July, 1851, Newsom's train from Illinois passed up the North Platte and Sweetwater on the way to Oregon. With this train was Luther C. Morrison, who is now a prominent stockgrower of Natrona County. He is located on South Caspar Creek, twenty miles from the City of Caspar. Few men now living in Wyoming saw the country as early as did Mr. Morrison. He had many experiences in Oregon, then came back to make a permanent location along the Overland Trail. He has been successful in the sheep business and has taken a deep interest in the development of irrigation..."
Inscription
The Large Family marker reads: "Luther C Morrison, born Dec 20, 1829, died Dec 20, 1898, builder of the first water storage resevoir in Central Wyoming"
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