Glenrock is one of those Wyoming towns where history isn’t just something you read about, it’s something you walk right into. Long before it had streets or storefronts, dinosaurs wandered this area, leaving behind fossils that still turn up today. Later came fur traders and mountain men who stopped at Deer Creek for water, timber and game. By the mid-1800s, wagon trains on the western migration trails passed through what would become Glenrock, stocking up at Deer Creek Station before heading into the unknown. The Pony Express thundered through in 1860, followed soon after by the telegraph. When the railroad arrived in 1887, the town took its name from the Rock in the Glen, a sandstone formation carved with the signatures of early travelers. Today Glenrock has about 2,500 residents and a laid-back, community-focused feel. Birch Street is the town’s main hub with local shops and restaurants, and just off it sits Glenrock Town Square with an amphitheater, splash pad, playgrounds and a big outdoor screen that hosts summer concerts, movies and fall football gatherings. Outdoors, the meeting point of Deer Creek and the North Platte River makes fishing and walking easy pleasures. Al’s Way follows the old rail line past a historic trestle and quiet views. In Glenrock, the past is always present, and that is part of its charm. #americasfavoritesmalltowns
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