General John Buford

Buford, Wyoming was named after General John Buford, a hero of the Civil War. Buford led the unit that fired the first shots at the battle of Gettysburg, and distinguished himself in many other battles. John Buford was a lifetime military man.

President Ulysses S. Grant

President Ulysses S. Grant stopped here in 1869 during the first year of his presdency. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods.

Grant is best known for his command of the Union Army defeating the Confederate military, thus ending the Confederate States of America and Civil War.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

FDR was the 32nd President of the United States (1882-1945). He is the only president elected to more than two terms. Roosevelt is best known for the “New Deal”, programs designed to produced relief, reform and recovery for American citizens. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs worked hard in the railroad system in Buford, Wyoming as it did across the south, uniting white, Latino and African American peoples in the workforce.

Butch Cassidy

Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) was a notorious American train robber, bank robber, and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang. Cassidy allegedly robbed Buford, Wyoming at its height of existence. He was captured and spent some time enjoying the hospitality of the Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie, about 26 miles west of Buford.