# Timeline of Cheyenne, Wyoming

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).