City of Cheyenne
About Cheyenne:
Cheyenne is an active economic, cultural and political center for the northern plains and is the capital of the state of Wyoming.
The "Magic City of the Plains" is located at the intersection of Interstates 25 and 80 in southeast Wyoming. Cheyenne is approximately 100 miles north of Denver, Colorado.
Cheyenne offers a wide diversity of activities year round including organized sports programs offered through the City; special community events like Super Day, Cheyenne Frontier Days western celebration and rodeo which is known as The Daddy of 'em All, The Goblin Walk, and the Christmas Parade, to name a few; a recreational Greenway path for walking, riding bikes, or roller blading, that encompasses a majority of the City; ski resorts located in the nearby Medicine Bow National Forest and in the Colorado Rockies; lakes located as close as 30 miles from Cheyenne; Laramie County Community College which resides in Cheyenne and the University of Wyoming in Laramie 45 miles to the west. There is something for everyone.
History of Cheyenne:
The City of Cheyenne had its beginning in 1867, when the Union Pacific Railroad came through on its way to the west coast. The townsite was first surveyed by General Grenville Dodge and was named for an Indian tribe that roamed the area. Settlement came so fast that the nickname "Magic City of the Plains" was adopted.
On August 8, 1867, the first charter for the government of the City of Cheyenne was established and H. M. Cook was elected mayor. At the time, Cheyenne was situated in the Dakota Territory and had a population of approximately 600 people. The following December a permanent city charter was granted by the Dakota Territory legislature. On January 5, 1914, the commissioner form of government was formally adopted by the City of Cheyenne. Cheyenne was proclaimed to be "a City of the First Class" organized under the provisions of the State of Wyoming with all the powers and obligations thereto on July 9, 1945. A special election was held on June 22, 1971, to determine if the commissioner form of government should be replaced with the mayor-council form. As a result of that election, in the fall of 1971, a mayor and nine councilmen were elected to take office on January 3, 1972, under the new form of government.
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