A program on one of Wyoming’s most disastrous forest fires is the topic of this week’s  Wyoming State Museum lecture.

 Wyoming’s great forest fire tragedy, the Blackwater Fire of 1937 will be the topic of discussion this Thursday night in Cheyenne. 

The deadly Blackwater Fire (pictured) occurred in the Shoshone National Forest on August 27, 1937 west of Cody.

 Karl Brauneis will give the presentation…(Click to hear comment from Karl Brauneis)

Brauneis says 15 firefighters perished in the blaze making it Wyoming’s worst forest fire tragedy.  A lightning strike was the cause. A memorial is at the base of the mountain where the fire occurred (also pictured).

The lecture is free and open to the public.  It begins at 7 oclock.  The state museum is located in the Barrett Building at 2301 Central Avenue in Cheyenne.

For more information about this and other state museum programs, log onto artsparkshistory.com.

Photos: forestarmy.blogspot.com