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Local residents named the town for the Cheyenne Native American people in 1867 when it was founded in the Dakota Territory. Along with Oklahoma City , Oklahoma and Topeka , Kansas , Cheyenne is one of three state capitals with an indigenous name in a state with an indigenous name.
1929 - Boeing Terminal built at Cheyenne Airport. 1930 - Cheyenne Little Theatre Players founded. 1937 - Wyoming Governmental Research Association headquartered in Cheyenne. [22] late 1940's - Union Pacific Big Boy an articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, was assigned to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where they hauled freight over Sherman Hill to Laramie ...
The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, [1] until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming.
Wyoming Will Be Your New Home: Ranching, Farming, and Homesteading in Wyoming, 1860–1960 (Cheyenne: Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, 2011) 342 pp. Cassity, Michael. Lives Worth Living, History Worth Preserving Wyoming: A Brief History of Wyoming 1860 - 1960 (2010) Cassity, Michael.
Timeline of Cheyenne, Wyoming This page was last edited on 31 December 2020, at 05:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
F.E. Warren Air Force Base and Cheyenne have a long history together. The U.S. Cavalry founded Fort D.A. Russell, the precursor to the base, in 1867, the same year Cheyenne was founded. For a few days during Frontier Days, the base conducts tours and specials.
The Union Pacific Railroad arrives in Cheyenne. September 8: The United States Army establishes Fort D.A. Russell three miles (5 km) west of Cheyenne to protect the railroad. August 8: The Town of Cheyenne, Dakota Territory (formerly Crow Creek Crossing) is incorporated. [8] (Re-incorporated under the laws of the Territory of Wyoming on ...
The Cheyenne (/ ʃ aɪ ˈ æ n / ⓘ shy-AN) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains.The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the Tsétsėhéstȧhese (also spelled Tsitsistas, [t͡sɪt͡shɪstʰɑs] [3]); the tribes merged in the early 19th century.