Cheyenne Wyoming
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Cheyenne VA Medical and Regional Office Center ( 2360East Pershing Boulevard, Cheyenne 82001) provides primary and secondaryinpatient services in medicine, surgery as well as outpatient services inmedicine, surgery and psychiatry. Ithas outpatient facilities in Cheyenne, Ft. Collins, Colorado and Greeley,Colorado. The general telephone numberto reach the Center and the Cheyenne outpatient clinic is: (307) 778-7550. Presently, the Center has an operating bedlevel of 21 medical care beds. Themedical center also supports a 50 bed Nursing Home Unit located within the mainhospital. A Post Combat Trauma Unit hasbeen established to provide counseling and therapy to veterans suffering fromthe effects of their combat experience. The Homeless Chronically and Mentally Ill Unit provides services tohomeless veterans suffering from mental/physical disabilities. Other special health care programs areavailable to women veterans and former Prisoners of War (P.O.W.'s). The Center provides health ... [Read More]
United States Senator - Craig Thomas
Cheyenne is also home to Frontier Days. This event attracts visitors from around the world and is one of the most famous rodeos in the nation. Laramie County Community College is in Cheyenne and holds many cultural events for local residents. Cheyenne is the county seat of Laramie County and has a population of 53,011. ... Cheyenne is the largest city as well as the capital of Wyoming. The city is located in the southeastern corner of the state. Cheyenne serves as the state's major shipping, commerce, and manufacturing area. Located outside the city is the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. ... [Read More]
Preserve America Community: Cheyenne, Wyoming
The City of Cheyenne owns the 1889 historic Union Pacific Railroad Depot. Newly restored and open the public, the structure offers commercial office space in the center, a restaurant at one end, and a transportation museum at the other end. (Photo courtesy of City of Cheyenne) ... Cheyenne has been designated a Certified Local Government by the National Park Service. The city's preservation efforts are led by the Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board, which has been in existence since 1986. ... [Read More]
State of Wyoming -Historical Dats
1742-43 -Francois Louis Verendrye entered area of Wyoming. 1807 -John Colter first White American known to enter present Wyoming. 1811 -Wilson Price Hunt party, the first organized expedition through Wyoming, crossed the state on the way to Astoria, in present day Oregon. 1812 - Robert Stuart and returning Astorians crossed the Continental Divide in the vicinity of South Pass and built the first known cabin in Wyoming, on North Platte River near Bessemer Bend. 1824 -William H. Ashley's men rediscovered South Pass. 1825 -Beginning of fur trade rendezvous period. 1827 -Ashley's party took first wheeled vehicle, a four-pounder cannon, through South Pass. 1832 -Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville took first wagons through South Pass, built Ft. Bonneville near present Daniel. 1834 - Ft. Laramie, first permanent trading post in Wyoming, established by William Sublette and Robert Campbell. Military post 1849-1890. 1835 - Rev. Samuel Parker held first Protestant service in Wyoming near present ... [Read More]
National Weather Service - Cheyenne, Wyoming
National Weather Service Cheyenne 1301 Airport Parkway Cheyenne, WY 82001 ... Cheyenne "RIDGE" ... Cheyenne ... [Read More]
National Weather Service - Cheyenne, Wyoming
National Weather Service Cheyenne 1301 Airport Parkway Cheyenne, WY 82001 ... Cheyenne "RIDGE" ... - Cheyenne/Laramie/Rawlins/Douglas/Torrington ... [Read More]
State of Wyoming - Governor's Office
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Gov. Dave Freudenthal today transferred state funds to the Wyoming Livestock Board’s brand inspection program to rehire four brand inspectors laid off by the board and its administration due to a budgetary deficit. ... CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The state of Wyoming today filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking changes to the federal agency's rules that would require it to take proactive - not reactive - measures to stop wolves from attacking and killing game and livestock. ... [Read More]
State of Wyoming - General Facts About Wyoming
The historic Indians in Wyoming were nomadic tribes known as the Plains Indians. They were the Arapaho, Arikara, Bannock, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Sheep Eater, Sioux, Shoshone and Ute tribes. Of all of these tribes, the Cheyenne and Sioux were the last of the Indians to be controlled and placed on reservations. ... STATE CAPITOL-CHEYENNE ... Flagstone for the building's foundation was quarriednear Fort Collins, Colorado, 45 miles south of Cheyenne, whilesandstone from quarries near Rawlins, Wyoming, was used in theconstruction of the upper floors. Additional wings on each side ofthe original structure were completed in 1890 and the final twowings were finished in 1917. The interior is finished in cherry,oak and butternut woods. The original cost and the two lateradditions totaled $389,569.13. The murals in the Senate and Housechambers were painted by Allen T. True. They depict industry,pioneer life, law and transportation. The ceiling of each chamberis stained glass with the State Seal in the center. ... [Read More]
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