The Cheyenne Regional Airport was opened in 1920, initially serving as a stop for airmail. The Wyoming State Capitol was constructed between 18, with further improvements being completed in 1917.

On July 10, 1890, the Territory of Wyoming was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. state or territory to grant suffrage to women. That day, the legislature passed and Territorial Governor Campbell signed an act to re-incorporate the Town of Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and an act granting white women the right to vote, the first U.S. On December 10, 1869, the first session of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature met in Cheyenne. Cheyenne has remained the only capital of Wyoming. Territorial Governor John Allen Campbell arrived in Cheyenne on May 7, 1869, and named Cheyenne the temporary territorial capital. On July 25, 1868, the United States organized the Territory of Wyoming. The fort was transferred to the new United States Air Force and was renamed Francis E. Warren in 1930 in honor of the first Governor of the State of Wyoming, Francis E. Initially a cavalry encampment, construction of the fort began the following month. Russell in honor of Brigadier General David Allen Russell. On September 8, 1867, the United States Army established Fort D.A. Cheyenne grew so quickly it gained the nickname of 'Magic City of the Plains'. The tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad reached Cheyenne on November 13, 1867, and the first train arrived the following day. Hook was elected as Cheyenne's first mayor. On August 8, 1867, the Town of Cheyenne, Dakota Territory was incorporated, and on August 10, 1867, H. Residents named the town Cheyenne for the Cheyenne Native American people. The Union Pacific Railroad platted its Crow Creek Crossing townsite on July 5, 1867. Augur announced the selection of a site three miles (5 km) west of Crow Creek Crossing for a U.S. At the same celebration, Major General Christopher C. Dodge of the Union Pacific Railroad announced the selection of a townsite for its mountain region headquarters adjacent to the bridge the railroad planned to build across Crow Creek in the Territory of Dakota. Former flag of Cheyenne, used from 1967 to 1985Īt a celebration on July 4, 1867, Grenville M.

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