January 16

1855 First Nebraska Territory Legislative Assembly in Omaha.

1878 Cooper Lake Post Office was established on January 16, 1878 with Almeron Field, Jr. as its first postmaster.

1908 Golden Prairie Post Office was established on January 16, 1908 with Olivia C. Moorman as postmaster.

1910 The Shoshone Dam and Shoshone Reservoir in Park County was completed on January 16, 1910.

A black and white photograph of a snowy scene on the Union Pacific railroad from Cooper Lake to Lookout, two sets of tracks are clearly visible, a figure walking between them in the distance.