Douglas was platted in 1886[6] when the Wyoming Central Railway (later the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company) established a railway station; the settlement had been in existence since 1867 when Fort Fetterman was built and was first known as "Tent City"[7] before it was officially named "Douglas", after Senator Stephen A.

[8] It served as a supply point, warehousing and retail, for surrounding cattle ranches, as well as servicing railway crews, cowboys and the troops of the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Fetterman.

[15] The ancestry of Douglas in 2021 was 27.3% German, 10.6% Irish, 10.6% English, 5.1% Norwegian, 1.6% Italian, 1.2% French, 1.2% Polish, and 0.8% Scottish.

The city grew after it was designated a stop on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad.

The former Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Passenger Depot in Douglas is included on the National Register of Historic Places.

The free of charge exhibition outside contains eight railroad vehicles, one steam locomotive with tender and seven cars.

Fair performers will include country musicians Hunter Hayes and Brantley Gilbert.

The tags are good for hunting during official Jackalope season, which occurs for only one day, June 31.

When the brothers returned from a hunting trip, Herrick tossed a jackrabbit carcass into the taxidermy shop, which rested beside a pair of deer antlers.

The accidental combination of animal forms sparked Douglas Herrick's idea for a jackalope.

[19] Public education in the city of Douglas is provided by Converse County School District #1.