November 17, 2022 |
The leadership team of the Wyoming Frontier Prison in Rawlins presented something of a show-and-tell of this year’s Halloween tour Tuesday night.
Tina Hill is the Historic Site Director for the Old Pen, as the Frontier Prison is also known. Hill, along with her board of directors, provided council with the impressive list of statistics from this year’s annual event, where the historic site is made over into a spooky house of horrors.
Pictured above: File photo of Wyoming Frontier Prison in Rawlins. Photo by Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
The Wyoming Frontier Prison puts on tours throughout the year with the facility serving as a top tourist attraction in the city.
Hill began the presentation with photographs of the building of the Halloween sets for this year’s theme, “Outlaw Terror.” The show-and-tell provided a glimpse of the work that Hill’s staff puts into the production each year. Councilman Chris Weisenburg thanked Hill and her board of directors.
Hill said the Old Pen injects about $1.5 to $1.7 to local economy each year.
Pinita Nave Mayberry is the newest member to the Wyoming Frontier Prison. Mayberry is also the chair of the Rawlins and Planning Zoning Commission. She helped put some of the raw numbers that Hill provided into context.
Mayberry and Hill both put in a direct request to city for more funding in the future to build upon the facility’s success.
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis recently nominated the Wyoming Frontier Prison for the National Medal For Museum and Library Services.
The Rawlins City Council and those in gathered in the chambers for the meeting gave Hill and her board a standing ovation for their work.
“Christmas at the Big House” is the next special event at the Wyoming Frontier Prison.
Click here to view the Halloween 2022 slide show presented to the Rawlins City Council
