The little town of Cody, founded by "Buffalo Bill" (Colonel William F. Cody), lies on the western edge of the Bighorn Basin in Wyoming, an area rich in raw materials, where the land begins to rise to the Absaroka Range in the Rockies. It is a good base from which to visit Yellowstone National Park. The well preserved old town center, once the
domain of cowboys and prospectors, is now crowded, particularly in summer, with tourists anxious to experience something of the atmosphere of the old Wild West.
One of the oldest buildings in the town center is the Irma Hotel (12th and Sheridan Streets), built by Buffalo Bill in 1902 for his daughter.
On the west side of the town (West Yellowstone Highway) is the Old Trail Town, with 24 old buildings dating from the 1980s and 90s of the 19th C that give some impression of Wild West life.
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