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The Great Cheyenne Chicken Heist of 1887
The Great Cheyenne Chicken Heist of 1887
The Great Cheyenne Chicken Heist of 1887
Edwin Booth was one of the most famous and beloved actors in American history, even after his younger brother John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. On April 18, 1887, while traveling to San Francisco on the Transcontinental Railroad, Booth stopped in Wyoming to star in a production of "Hamlet" at the Cheyenne Opera House...
Happy 109th Birthday to Cheyenne’s Atlas Theatre
Happy 109th Birthday to Cheyenne’s Atlas Theatre
Happy 109th Birthday to Cheyenne’s Atlas Theatre
109 years ago today, the historic Atlas Theatre celebrated its grand opening in Downtown Cheyenne. Constructed in 1887, the Atlas Building originally housed a ground floor candy shop and upstairs office space. It was later expanded to include 404 seats and a stage and re-opened as the Atlas Theatre on Feb...
November 28, 1867: Cheyenne’s First Thanksgiving Dinner
November 28, 1867: Cheyenne’s First Thanksgiving Dinner
November 28, 1867: Cheyenne’s First Thanksgiving Dinner
On November 28, 1867, just 15 days after the Union Pacific Railroad had reached Cheyenne, one of the town's original shopkeepers, H.H. Ellis, helped prepare the first Thanksgiving feast in the new city. By that time, nearly 4,000 workers and merchants had flocked to bustling western outpost...

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