this day in Wyoming history

Cheyenne Was Named July 4th
Cheyenne Was Named July 4th
Cheyenne Was Named July 4th
Here's a fun fact: Four months before the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in Cheyenne, surveyor General Greenville Dodge officially named the town and plotted the area on July 4, 1867. Although Independence Day officially marks Cheyenne's 150th anniversary, there was nothing here at the time...
WYO Stormchasers
WYO Stormchasers
WYO Stormchasers
Today marks a wild Wyoming weather anniversary. Eight years ago, on June 5, 2009, a tornado touched down in Goshen County, near the town of La Grange, Wyoming. What made this particular twister remarkable was the footage captured by a group of storm chasers, who were able to get "inside" the tornado...