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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVRF_dedicated-to-you-a-free-citizen-in-a-free-land_Cheyenne-WY.html
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Wyoming by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the TreasuryAs the inspirational symbol of theUnited States Savings Bonds Independence Drivefrom May 16 to July …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVRC_esther-hobart-morris_Cheyenne-WY.html
Proponent of the Legislative Act Whichin 1869 gave distinction to the Territory ofWyomingas the 1st government in the world to grantWomen Equal Rights
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVRB_1974-downtown-national-historic-district_Cheyenne-WY.html
Although Cheyenne was originally established in the 1857, much of the early town had been destroyed by fires over the years and it was not until the late 1800s that masonry structures were introduced. The current Downtown District of Cheyenne was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVR9_the-first-steam-powered-locomotive-reached-cheyenne-on-november-14-1867_Cheyenne-WY.html
Side ABy 1868 the community boasted 3,000 to 4,000 residents, plus business, schools, churches and newspapers. The UP's stone roundhouse was the first permanent structure (non-wood) built in town. The City's phenomenal growth produced its nickname…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVR8_the-burlington-routes_Cheyenne-WY.html
Side AIncorporated as the Cheyenne & Burlington Railroad in March 1887, the 30-mile long Wyoming segment was a part of the larger 145-mile long Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad line that ran from Midland, Nebraska, westward to Sterling…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVR5_the-union-pacific-railroad-the-union-pacific-railroad_Cheyenne-WY.html
Part iThe story of the Union Pacific Railroad is also a story of Wyoming and particularly Cheyenne. One cannot be told without the telling of the other. It is no exaggeration to say that Cheyenne, Fort D.A. Russell (now F.E. Warren Air Force Base)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQW_the-trolleys-cheyennes-street-railway_Cheyenne-WY.html
The TrolleysThe railway included a connector past the Fairgrounds to Fort S.A. Russell. Although 1890 drawings show a fail line going up over the wooden viaduct to South Cheyenne, it was never completed and no trolley service went south of the Uni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQU_union-pacific-depot_Cheyenne-WY.html
The Union Pacific Depot was built in 1886 and given to the community or Cheyenne in April 1993 by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQT_historic-plains-hotel_Cheyenne-WY.html
The National Register of Historic PlacesWyoming Place No. 343Downtown Historic District
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQO_ranching-from-the-high-point_Laramie-WY.html
This area of Albany and Laramie Counties is noted for its rich agricultural history. The forests and rolling hills were home to large sheep and cattle herds from the mid 1800s into the 1900s. After the Civil War, trees harvested from what is now t…