Cheyenne & Laramie

June 30

We left Moorcroft and headed south to Cheyenne.  We spent two days there and took in the sites before heading to Laramie and on  to Colorado.

Cheyenne Depot

The Cheyenne Depot is a National Historic Landmark,  the former Union Pacific Depot.  In front of the depot and scattered around town are these 8 foot tall boots beautifully decorated by local artists.

We took a trolly tour of the town to get a  quick overview of the history and the sites.

The Plains Hotel

The Plains Hotel, built in 1911 was “the first hotel in the US to have a telephone in each room.”  It is a five story structure with a solid marble  front desk.

The Capital Building was built in 1888, two years before Wyoming became a state and Cheyenne was named the state capital.

Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote and the first female Justice of the Peace was from Wyoming. She is honored with a statue in front of the Capital Building.

Esther Hobert Morris, first Justine of the Peace

Laramie

After leaving Cheyenne we went through Laramie and visited the Territorial Prison.  The prison was a former federal government prison built in 1872 and is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming.  It operated as a federal penitentiary and state prison from 1872 to 1903.  “It held the most notorious outlaws in the territory - including Butch Cassidy.”

Butch Cassidy

While there we interviewed for a possible volunteer position there next summer. We had lunch at a cute little restaurant and fell in love with the town of Laramie.