January 14

1884 Sunrise Post Office was established on January 14, 1884 in Laramie County prior to the formation of Platte County.

1919 An article about Stephens and Orpha appeared in the Douglas Enterprise.

1953 A blizzard hit southern Wyoming. Travel was greatly hampered and, near Wheatland, one death was caused by freezing.

Black and white photograph of Mine Yards in Sunrise, Wyoming, showing train cars filled with supplies, train tracks, and buildings in the foreground with hills in the background,1912