VirtualGlobetrotting: United States: Cheyenne

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Miller family
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
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Season 5, episode 7. Aired 11/04/2007.
This was the site they used dynamite for the demolition.

Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
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ICBM base

Cheyenne Steam shop & roundhouse
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
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These two buildings are all that is left of the old roundhouse and machine shop. You can see the foundation of where the roundhouse use to be radiate out from the turntable. The roundhouse use to be 48 stalls, now it is just 7. It Houses the Up Steam Heritage fleet of passenger cars from the heyday of the railroad. It also house to steam locomotives, one is waiting for someone to restore it and the other sadly is used for spare parts for the 3985. For someone who likes old steamers this was a sad sight.
The building to the right is the current steam shops. is houses the UP Steam fleet. The Challenger (4-6-6-4) #3985 is one of 105 built and is the only one still operating. It is also the largest operating steam loco in the world. The only steam loco larger was the "big boy". There were only 25 of the giants built, only 8 survive and they are all static displays. The 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific, and the only steamer to never retire.

Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS)
charlene (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: charlene.
AKA Jerry Olsen Field
The last stop in 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff's ill-fated attempt to cross the United States by air. The link given is to A PDF file of the NTSB accident report.

Wyoming State Capitol
AlbinoFlea (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AlbinoFlea.
From wyoshpo.state.wy.us:
The cornerstone of the Wyoming State Capitol was laid in Cheyenne on May 18, 1887. It was a proud day for the citizens of Wyoming Territory and the Cheyenne Democratic Leader commented upon what was "the occasion of the greatest military and civic demonstration ever witnessed in the history of the city." The building is a three and one-half story structure, about 300 feet long by 83 to 112 feet wide exclusive of approaches. The height of both the center and wings from ground to roof is about 60 feet, although the distance from the grade of the building to the top of the spire on the dome is 146 feet. The basic material used in construction of the first two courses or platform of the building is sandstone quarried at Fort Collins, Colorado, and the superstructure is of gray sandstone from quarries at Rawlins, Wyoming. The Wyoming Capitol has been, and still is, a dominant structure on the Cheyenne skyline, in addition to being historically one of the most important buildings in the State.

Peacekeeper Missile weapons storage facility
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Pat Higgins' house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
Patrick J. Higgins is the owner of Orrison Beverage Company, a distributing company in Cheyenne.

William Sturgis House
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
The William Sturgis House was built by cattle baron William Sturgis in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1884. The Shingle Style house was designed by architect George D. Rainsford, a New York architect who moved to Wyoming to raise Morgan horses and Clydesdales. While horse breeding was his principal occupation, Rainsford continued to practice architecture, designing many of the houses in the neighborhood surrounding the Sturgis residence.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1982.

F-86L Sabre and T-33A T-Bird
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.

Union Pacific "Big Boy" #4004
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
One of eight of the giants still in existence. Only 25 were ever built. All of those remaining are static displays. Check the link for their locations.

Former Atlas Missile Sites 564-A & 564-B
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
564-A
564-B
aka Site D #1.

Wyoming Governor's Mansion
tlp333 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tlp333.

Missile display at F. E. Warren AFB
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Wyoming Corporate Services (home to 2,000+ shell companies)
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
A Reuters investigation has found the house at 2710 Thomes Avenue serves as a little Cayman Island on the Great Plains. It is the headquarters for Wyoming Corporate Services, a business-incorporation specialist that establishes firms which can be used as "shell" companies, paper entities able to hide assets.

Taking Off
Tyco (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Tyco.
Google Car drives beside plane taking off.

Wyoming Governor's Mansion
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

Former Atlas Missile Site 565-B
565-B D #3

Training silos for Peacekeeper missiles
90th Strategic Missile Wing at Warren AFB

Nagle Warren Mansion
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
Nagle Warren Mansion, also known as Cheyenne YWCA Building, is former residence and YWCA with three buildings located in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. The mansion is on the edge of Cheyenne's historic downtown section on Cattle Baron’s Row. It is now a bed and breakfast (B&B) establishment with 12 guest rooms decorated in Victorian West style. One guest room is a suite and each room has its own bath. Six rooms are in the main house and six in the carriage house. There are three conference rooms. The B&B has a AAA 4 diamond rating. Furnishings are authentic to the period of the American Old West and include: furniture, wallpaper, brass marble, bronze or gas fireplaces, ornate staircases, woodwork of cherry, mahogany, and oak, and stained glass windows. There is some Moorish tile and a Moroccan chandelier.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976.

Minuteman ICBM transporters

North American F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was an American transonic jet fighter aircraft. A canonical example of post-war fighter design, the Sabre is best known for its Korean War role where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15 and obtained UN air superiority. Although developed in the late 1940s and outdated by the end of the 50's, the Sabre proved adaptable and continued as a front-line fighter in air forces until the last active front line examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.

St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
In 1906, construction of Cheyenne's new Catholic cathedral began with Nebraska's Fisher and Lowery as its architects. The necessary funds and the site for construction were acquired by Bishop James J. Keane and Reverend James A. Duffy. 5,000 people came to watch the laying of the cornerstone on Sunday July 7, 1907. On January 31, 1909, the Cathedral was consecrated by Bishop Maurice Francis Burke of St. Joseph, Missouri, and by Bishop John Patrick Carroll of Helena, Montana.

Cheyenne Skatepark
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Cheyenne Depot Museum
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
The Depot in Cheyenne was the first in a series that Henry Van Brunt designed for the Union Pacific. In 1885, as he was beginning the design for the Cheyenne depot, Van Brunt sent his business partner Frank M. Howe from Boston to Kansas City to open a branch office there.
Check out the link for more info.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas; the company later merged with Boeing. The C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout the world. It can also perform tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. The C-17 carries the name of two previous, but unrelated piston-engine, U.S. military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.

Masonic Temple
The Masonic Lodge in Cheyenne, Wyoming is a building from 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984

Giant Cowboy Boot
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 1908 Central Avenue in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
It was built in 1886 and added to the National Register in 1970.

Steam locomotive at roundhouse

Union Pacific RR #1242
Cooke Locomotive & Machine Co. built steam locomotive, 4-6-0 configuration

Big Country Speedway
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
This 1/4 mile race track was originally a dirt oval when it opened in the early 1950's. It was paved in the summer of 1953. Several classes of stock cars race here weekly on Saturday nights. It was once known as Intermountain Speedway.

North American F-86 Sabre

Ambulance
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Dark Spot left by a Sprinkler in Action
voldude123 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: voldude123.

Wyoming State Capitol
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

U.S Airmail Beacon System Arrow #99
Drudii (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Drudii.
Around the whole of USA there several giant concrete arrows in the landscape. Most of them are in good condition while others have lost their battle against nature.
These arrows were once used as navigation for the U.S Air Mail pilots. These were active in the 19th century. The arrows would also have a light beacon beside them and a small metal hut for the people who worked at the location. The light beacons would have a small light in them to help guide the pilots during the night.
The arrows are now considered as landmarks and were stopped being used when radar systems started to appear.
More information and history in the links below.

Wyoming Capitol bison statue
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tallturtle82.
The bison statue can be found on the east side of the Wyoming Capitol building. The bison was a gift to the state given by donations from citizens. The statue is the work of Dan Ostermiller.

C-130 Hercules (153 AW)
SpiderX22 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SpiderX22.
@ Cheyenne Air National Guard Base

Teepee
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

First United Methodist Church (oldest church in Wyoming)
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Wyoming Supreme Court Building
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
This 60,000 square-foot building was built in 1937 and renovated in 2006-08. It houses the court chambers and offices, as well as the state's law library.

Old West model railroad setup
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.

Flag of Wyoming
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
The State of Wyoming adopted this as their official flag on January 31, 1917. It was designed in 1916 by Verna Keays Keyes as part of a contest held by the Wyoming Daughters of the American Revolution. It features the silhouette of a bison and the state's official seal.

Bored Bison
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tallturtle82.
I love the look on this guys face. His resigned expression is perfect.

Giant Coffee Pot
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Triumph TR3
Triumph produced this sporty convertible coupe from 1955-62.

Interior of a Chrysler 300
The Google camera tripod was placed inside of a Chrysler 300 during a visit to photograph the Cowboy Dodge dealership.

Track sections on rail cars

UP snow plows

Cowboy painting
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.

'Wind Code' by Stan Dolega
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
2012
at the Wyoming Welcome Center

Car repair
pak555 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pak555.

Cheyenne police car
pak555 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pak555.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules
pak555 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pak555.

Motorcyclist in Cheyenne

Capital City Church Cheyenne

Cherub Mural by Michael Cooper

Cheyenne Street Railway

Welcome to Colorful Colorado sign
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Oversize load
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Welcome to Wyoming sign

Golf Trip Junkie
SeanPetersen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: SeanPetersen.
Established in 2004, Golf Trip Junkie specializes in delivering memorable golf vacations to resorts all over the USA, Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada, and wherever else golfers want to travel.
Whether it's a buddies golf vacation, bachelor party, or corporate outing, the custom-tailored golfing experiences are fit for small groups of only a few golfers to larger groups of 8, 12, 16+, and all the way to 100+ golfers.