Set at the crossroads of the nation, Cheyenne has long been a pivotal hub in America’s rail network. Historically, Cheyenne served as an essential stop for locomotives to refuel before tackling the daunting Rocky Mountains. More than just a pit stop though, Cheyenne became a crucial repair stop for…
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From dinosaurs to the Old West, Cheyenne has a lot of stories to tell. Some of the best places to find these stories are at the various museums in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Capitol City has plenty to show off, including several kid-friendly museums. Cheyenne Depot Museum Address: 121 W. 15th St…
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< > With the development and deployment of the atomic bomb in World War II, the dynamic of war changed along with the post-war political climate. When the Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb in 1949, the U.S. military realized they needed to catch up with and keep ahead of the USSR’s nuclear…
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< > The Transcontinental Railroad and the Lincoln Highway connected the coasts for trains and automobiles, but Cheyenne, Wyoming, also played a pivotal role for planes. The history of aviation in Cheyenne is often overlooked, typically boiled down to the stewardess training program in the 1930s…
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< > Today, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park graces the West Edge of Cheyenne, surrounded by what has traditionally been a neighborhood populated with many African American families. The park honors the peaceful activist who strove for change for the black community across the country. However, the…
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< > Whistles pierced the air, and steam billowed around the tracks as the first passenger train pulled into the Cheyenne Depot on November 13, 1867. An energy of anticipation and potential flooded onto the platform with the disembarking passengers, looking to begin a new life in this “Magic City of the…
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Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division < > Aptly dubbed the “Barnum of the…
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In the 1870s and 1880s, as part of the history of Cheyenne, Wyoming was no stranger to lavish homes and large, state of the art buildings. For a time it was one of the wealthiest cities, per capita, in the world thanks to a combination of the railroad that ran through Cheyenne and the cattle boom of…
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