Cheyenne Wyoming

Cheyenne Facts & History:

July 4.1867 the first tents were rotated on the spot now known as Cheyenne. Cheyenne means "alien" or "people in foreign languages." The Sioux gave the name of the Indian tribe "Dzitsistes" who roamed the open plains. Their spelling was Shyenne. The first inhabitants were men who moved west to work at Union Pacific Railroad. Most moved away when the railroad was completed in November of that year. Those who had joined others who came to form the new flourishing western city. By 1869 Cheyenne was home to several residents, including railway stations gangs, soldiers from Fort DA Russell (now FE Warren Air Force Base), and personnel from Camp Carlin, a supply camp for all the northern posts at the Indian border.

Most rough population gave access to the kind of entertainment that was associated with "Wild West". Cheyenne was a lively place with five black theaters operating simultaneously. Every other building was a saloon. The show had regular stages and gave what was called "burlesque" performances with plenty of female artists.

Cheyenne not remain a noisy city for too long, since the railway, which opened Cheyenne's start continued to play an important role in its development. The Union Pacific, one of the most traversed railways, passing through Cheyenne to bring some of the best shows of the times. After the opera house was built in 1882, artists such as Lily Langtry and Emma Nevada and their troupes stopped in Cheyenne on their way to San Francisco.

The railroad also has direct access to the east so that the Cheyenne to receive the latest styles in furniture, the latest published magazines and newspapers, and the most fashionable clothing from Eastern salons. The cultural ideals in the Middle East was virtually transplanted to Cheyenne via railroad. By 1875 the population had grown to nearly five thousand. Residents had a social life that was unique to the West and on a par with many cities of similar size in the east. Cheyenne culture actually far surpassed many of the eastern cities.

Cattle sector was another influencing factor in Cheyenne's development. Purebred Hereford cattle were raised on the famed Wyoming Hereford Ranch (near Cheyenne) as early as in 1880. The city attracted many wealthy men from East and Europe, traveling with their impeccable social facilities. Many were graduates of the most prominent universities in England and America. Many cattle barons spent their summers in Cheyenne, wintering in Europe. It was during this period that the world famous "Cheyenne Club" was created. It's membership, many of these men. The club was lavishly decorated like a club of their size in England. It had a long porch, large dining room, billiard room, card room, reading room and a lounge on the ground floor. The former Cheyenne Club stood on the spot, which later housed the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, located on East 17: E Street.

Population & Demographics:

Cheyenne is located near the geographic and time in the middle of North America. Strategically located on a major transportation hub (the intersection of Interstate 25 and 80 and two major railways), it is a developing center of commerce. Only 90 minutes north of Denver, Colorado, Cheyenne sits as the northern anchor city of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, the seat of Laramie County.