Angling in Yellowstone National Park features. The National Park Service may also enact emergency closures and restrictions because of low water, high temperatures or fires. Anglers should always be familiar with the most current regulations, restrictions and closures. A Yellowstone National Park fishing permit is required to fish in the park. State licenses are not required. Angling supplies are available in the park's concession stores and in the towns associated with major entrances to the park—West Yellowstone, Montana; Gardiner, Montana; Jackson, Wyoming; Cody, Wyoming and Cooke City, Montana The original expeditions that explored the regions that ultimately became Yellowstone National Park in 1872 caught fish
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site The Wyoming Territorial Prison is a former federal government prison near Laramie, Wyoming. Built in 1872 it is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming. It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901. It was then transferred to the University of Wyoming and was used as an agricultural experiment station until 1989. In 1991 the facility was opened to the public, and in 2004 was designated as Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. The prison was built in 1872 and began accepting prisoners