Cheyenne History

For nearly a century, The Hitching Post Inn was a Cheyenne icon, hosting movie stars, musicians, politicians, and five United States Presidents.

November 28, 1867, just 15 days after the Union Pacific Railroad had reached the town, Cheyenne's original chef, H.H. Ellis, prepared the first Thanksgiving feast in the new city.

Two days before Thanksgiving in 1979 the biggest blizzard in Cheyenne history dumped over two feet of snow on the Capital City.

September 25, 1963, is a day that many people in Wyoming will never forget. President John F. Kennedy visited Cheyenne, Laramie, and Jackson.

Recently, I had dinner at Bejo Asian Restaurant on 112 West 17th Street in downtown Cheyenne. In between bites of walnut shrimp, I couldn't help what wonder what that building must have been like during its heyday as the legendary Mayflower Cafe...

Have you ever wondered about the history of the Cheyenne Frontier Days parade?

In the late 1800s, Cheyenne was a haven for gunslingers, gamblers, and rugged frontiersmen looking to stake a claim. Some of them never left.

March 18, 2003, a blizzard rolled across the Front Range, dumping 18 inches of snow in 24 hours.

In "The Girl Guards of Wyoming: The Lost Women's Militia", Cheyenne author and historian Dan Lyon recounts the legendary tale of Company K, the first all-female military troop in American history.

Just over a month after the Union Pacific Railroad officially established Cheyenne in 1867, H.M. Hook was elected as our first mayor.