Timeline of Cheyenne, Wyoming facts for kids

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

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.
  • Cheyenne and Northern Railway operates from 1886 to 1890.
• 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.
• 1896 - Cheyenne Business College established.
• 1897 - Cheyenne Frontier Days begin.
• 1900 - Population: 14,087.

20th century

• 1902 - Laramie County Library opens.
• 1903 - May: Theodore Roosevelt visits Cheyenne.
• 1904 - Wyoming Governor's Mansion built.
• 1905 - Population: 13,656.
• 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.
• late 1940's - Union Pacific Big Boy an articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, was assigned to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where they hauled freight over Sherman Hill to Laramie, Wyoming.
• 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.
• 1993 - Cheyenne Depot Museum founded.
• 1999 - City website online (approximate date).
• 2000 - Taco John's Events Center opens.

21st century

• 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).