Little Snake River Museum

Welcome to the Little Snake River Museum web site. Located one block north of Highway 70 in Savery, Wyoming the museum serves as home for many historical displays important to the Little Snake River area and is open daily Memorial Day through late October.

This building was the Savery School for many years until 1972 when the Little Snake River Valley Schools were consolidated and all valley students were sent to Baggs. The school district then donated the building for community activities and later as a museum.

You will find the Dr. Noyes Room located in this building. Dr. Noyes, born Dec. 16, 1868 in New York City, contacted TB at the age of 18 while in Jamaica with his family. He came to Colorado to regain his health and study medicine. Dr. Noyes received his license #7 in 1899 and opened an office in Rawlins WY. His practice did not take off as he wished in Rawlins so he move to the Little Snake River Valley and practiced here for 60 years. At the age of 90 he was the oldest Dr. in the State of WY when he passed away on Dec. 31, 1958 and is buried in the Reader Cemetery, Savery, WY.

The basement of the main building is used for community affairs and meetings. Outside is a barbecue unit and picnic area. Large tours or activities should be arranged for in advance.

Jim Baker's Cabin was built in 1873 among tepees of the Shoshone Indian tribe who adopted baker.

Jim born in 1818, died in 1898 is reputed to have saved the lives of 35 trappers, married several times each to Indian women, having many children. View the Jim Baker Biography.

The Baker Cabin was originally located just a few miles from where it it is now located at the Little Snake River Valley Museum.

John (Frenchie) and Emma Blair built this cabin in 1888 with their hands and a broadaxe. He and his wife, Emma, of 62 years, enjoyed many happy times in this cabin with their children and grandchildren. The cabin was located between Baggs and Dixon. Frenchy passed away in 1945 and Emma in 1948.

The brown house was donated to the museum by Jim and Mildred Marshall. The house was built by Tom Vernon of Baggs, and one of the first occupants was Thora Morgan who lived in the house while she worked as a seamstress in Baggs. Mrs. Requa also lived in this house while she carved violins for children out of cigar boxes and ax handles, then taught them to play. A local song-writer collaborated with her on several of her songs, one named "Sego Lily" later became "Love Me Tender", which Elvis Presley made famous. In later years the house became the headquarters for the Cow Creek Sheep Company.