| Named for an early brand. (Annals of Wyoming 15:1) The name Uva, meaning wild grapes or grape vine in Spanish, is said to have been used for the little settlement at the mouth of the North Laramie River because of the wild grapes that grow profusely along the Laramie River. Another theory attributes the name to an old brand. Whatever the origin of the name, Uva did not exist as a town until it became a railroad terminal in 1887. Wheatland was a vast prairie at that time, and it was generally believed that Uva would be headquarters. (Trenholm) |
