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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFR_cheyennes-heritage-at-a-glance-historical_Cheyenne-WY.html
There are six plaques on this rather large monument. Prehistoric Cheyenne
Those First to Life Here
There is evidence of prehistoric man living in Wyoming more than 12,000 years ago before present (YBP). These early individuals were not p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SW0_the-first-transcontinental-highway-historical_Cheyenne-WY.html
The Lincoln Highway was America's first transcontinental highway, conceived in 1912 specifically with the automobile in mind. Although parts of the Lincoln Highway were first used in 1908 for the famous New York to Paris automobile "Great Race", i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SVB_cheyenne-builders-and-architects-historical_Cheyenne-WY.html
Many of Cheyenne's most famous and outstanding historic structures were designed and built by local architects and builders. During the city's early years, structures built by merchants were generally temporary in nature. Canvas tents or simple cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SUK_aviation-in-cheyenne-1930-1950s-historical_Cheyenne-WY.html
FrontIt was at Cheyenne's airport facility that the first de-icing equipment was installed on aircraft. It was also where wide-scale installation of variable-pitch propellers, cabin heaters, and on-board air to ground capable radios was begun. So …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SUJ_aviation-in-cheyenne-1920-1930s-historical_Cheyenne-WY.html
FrontFrom 1920 to 1926, pilots braved the toughest conditions on the Transcontinental Airmail Route contending with Wyoming's high altitude, unpredictable weather and severe winds. Pilots such as Slim Lewis, Hal Collison, Frank Yager, Harry Chandl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1STE_the-first-transcontinental-airmail-route-historical_Cheyenne-WY.html
The U.S. Post Office Department authorized the first experimental mail flight in 1911 at an aviation meet on Long Island, New York. By 1912 it had authorized 52 flights at fairs, carnivals and air meets in more than 25 states. From 1912 to 1916 th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SR7_cheyenne-frontier-days-part-ii_Cheyenne-WY.html
Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) Old West Museum (OWM) possesses a collection of Daily Programs that list contestants and events and the Ladies Cowpony Races were first run in 1899. Proud of their skills as horsewomen, young cowgirls used the packed g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQG_cheyenne-frontier-days-part-i_Cheyenne-WY.html
The year was 1897, Wyoming was still a young new State and the economy was still reeling from the Panic of 1993. The towns new Mayor and leading business men were looking for something to bring in outside business. The names of those involved read…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SPC_the-trails-part-ii_Cheyenne-WY.html
By 1859 there was daily mail and overland stagecoach service to California. The trip took approximately 27 days for coaches to make the journey. Although trips were originally made across the southern Santa Fe route this practice was abandoned at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SP4_elling-william-bill-golling_Cheyenne-WY.html
Bill Gollings was a Wyoming working cowboy and renowned artist. Four of Golling's large oil paintings, from 1918, hang in the Wyoming State Capitol building:
Indian Attack on the Overland State,
Immigrants on the Platte,
The Smoke Signal an…