Fred Bragg and Laura Inghram Bragg: Fred and Laura Bragg arrived in the area around 1894 and established ranch headquarters at Nowood at the head of the Nowood River. He was in partnership with W.P. Noble an another Wyoming pioneer. The firm was known as Noble & Bragg and branded the Circle Dot on sheep, cattle and horses. When Washakie County was organized Fred Bragg was appointed chairman of the organizing board of county commissioners and later was elected for a second term. - adapted from "A History of Washakie County"