“On September 30, 1911, the busy little town of Medicine Bow, made historic by Owen Wister, again stepped into the lime-light when the new hotel called ‘The Virginian’ and built upon the site of the old ‘Elkhorn Hotel’ opened its hospitable doors to the public.” (Saratoga Sun, October 5, 1911) Named after Owen Wister's western novel, "The Virginian." (WSL) |