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).