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Timeline of Cheyenne, Wyoming

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.

Contents

19th century

  • 1867
  • July 4: Union Pacific Railroad sets up mountain region headquarters at Crow Creek Crossing, later known as Cheyenne.
  • August 10: H.M. Hook elected mayor.
  • Fort D.A. Russell established nearby.
  • Cheyenne Leader newspaper begins publication.
  • November 13: Railroad begins operating.
  • 1868 - City charter granted by Dakota Territory legislature.
  • 1869
  • May 25: Wyoming Territory court in session.
  • Wyoming Tribune newspaper begins publication.
  • Fire.
  • Eagle Hotel in business.
  • Population: 2,305.
  • 1870
  • On September 14, 1870, the signature of General Grenville M. Dodge on the Original City Plat of Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, was notarized.
  • On September 21, 1870, at 10:30 AM, the Cheyenne Original City Plat was recorded by Laramie County Clerk.
  • 1872
  • Stock Association of Laramie County organized.
  • Court House built.
  • 1873 - November: Legislative Assembly of Wyoming Territory in session.
  • 1874 - City Hall built.
  • 1876
  • Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage begins operating.
  • Population: 3,250 (estimate).
  • 1881 - Joseph M. Carey becomes mayor.
  • 1882 - Opera House built.
  • 1884 - William Sturgis House (residence) built.
  • 1885 - Francis E. Warren becomes mayor.
  • 1886
  • Library opens on Carey Avenue.
  • St. Mark's Episcopal Church built.
  • 1887 - Cheyenne Depot built.
  • 1888 - Nagle Warren Mansion (residence) built.
  • 1890
  • July 10: Cheyenne becomes capital of new state of Wyoming.
  • Wyoming State Capitol building and First United Methodist Church constructed.
  • Population: 11,690.
  • 1892 - Tivoli Building constructed.
  • 1895 - Wyoming State Museum established.
  • 1897 - Cheyenne Frontier Days begin.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Population: 14,087.
  • 1902 - Laramie County Library opens.
  • 1903 - May: Theodore Roosevelt visits Cheyenne.
  • 1904 - Wyoming Governor's Mansion built.
  • 1908 - Atlas Theatre opens.
  • 1909 - St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1910 - Population: 11,320.
  • 1914 - City adopts commissioner form of government.
  • 1920 - Lincoln Highway surfaced near Cheyenne.
  • 1928 - High Plains Horticulture Research Station established.
  • 1929 - Boeing Terminal built at Cheyenne Airport.
  • 1930 - Cheyenne Little Theatre Players founded.
  • 1937 - Wyoming Governmental Research Association headquartered in Cheyenne.
  • 1952 - Cheyenne Genealogy Society formed.
  • 1960 - Cheyenne East High School established.
  • 1968 - Laramie County Community College established.
  • 1972 - City government changes to mayor-council format.
  • 1976 - New Wyoming Governor's Mansion built.
  • 1977 - Cheyenne Community Solar Greenhouse and Historic Governor's Mansion museum opens.
  • 1978 - Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum founded.
  • 1979 - July 16: Tornado.
  • 1980 - Population: 47,283.
  • 1981 - Frontier Mall in business.
  • 1999 - City website online (approximate date).

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Taco John's Events Center opens.
  • 2009
  • Rick Kaysen becomes mayor.
  • Cheyenne South High School opens.
  • 2010
  • Cheyenne Capidolls roller derby league formed.
  • Population: 59,466.
  • 2011 - Cheyenne Warriors football team and Arts Alliance of Cheyenne formed.
  • 2012 - National Center for Atmospheric Research-Wyoming Supercomputing Center begins operating.
  • 2013 - Arts Cheyenne organized (approximate date).

    • References

    Timeline of Cheyenne, Wyoming Wikipedia
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