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A History Lover's Guide to Cheyenne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Talbott, Starley.
- Series:
- History & Guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--Wyoming--Cheyenne.
- Historic buildings.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--History.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.).
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Guidebooks.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (138 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2021.
- Summary:
- Celebrating at their encampment near Crow Creek on July 4, 1867, railroad surveyors named the settlement after the local Cheyenne tribe. By the time the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in November, the town had grown from a tent city to a "Hell on Wheels" town of ten thousand souls. Cattle barons brought herds to graze the open range, while they reposed in mansions on Millionaires Row. By 1890, the gleaming dome of the new capitol building was visible all the way down Capitol Avenue to the majestic Union Pacific Railroad Depot. Authors Starley Talbott and Michael Kassel explore a rich past, including the origins of the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, the foundation of the world's largest outdoor rodeo and the unheralded history of early aviation that eclipsed Denver.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by Michael A. Dixon
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Roots and Wings
- The Railroad
- The Stock Growers
- The Capitol
- Airmail
- 2. Branching Out
- Historic Homes
- The Historic Downtown and Business District
- Government Buildings and Institutions
- Schools
- Churches and Fraternal Organizations
- Libraries
- Hospitals
- Museums
- 3. Farther Afield
- Aviation History
- F.E. Warren Air Force Base
- Cheyenne Frontier Days™
- Laramie County Community College
- Parks and Recreation
- Memorials and Cemeteries
- Statues and Fountains
- 4. Strolling and Motoring around Cheyenne
- Bibliography
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781439673843
- 1439673845
- OCLC:
- 1281981881
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