Our Day in Cheyenne, Wyoming Includes Touring the State Capitol

Eric and I were up and out by 8:15 am.  We planned on giving blood at the local Red Cross
.

The Red Cross has no 

blood collection in Wyoming.

Its functions are education, 

disaster assistance and

connecting military 

 with their families.

Wyoming Territorial leadership was forward thinking when it came to establishing a State Capitol.  The Territorial Governor petitioned to start a building before statehood was established.  The cornerstone was laid in 1886 and construction finished in 1890, the year Wyoming was admitted to statehood.

Again, this Capitol reminds me

of the Capitol in Washington, DC.

We toured with two 

Gifted & Talented 

Classes from 

Casper, WY,

Grades 3 to 5. 

 The Rotunda

Senate Chamber

 Senate Skylight  

 

 The lady in the gray top

was sworn into

the Assembly today.

 

Our tour guide, Lynette,

took this photo of us &

the Capitol's buffalo.

I took this pic after we

left the Capitol.

The Wyoming State Museum 

is less than a block away 

from the State Capitol.

This boot stands at

the front door of

the State Museum.

There's a great hands
on area for small children.

Wyoming celebrates

its archeological finds.

This sheep wagon was a
wedding gift...  It has a bed,
stove for heat and cooking,
shelves, a tiny table...
The first RV.

Portable dental chair

from the 1800s.

The gun on the left is called
a pocket rifle.  One screw
holds the metal stock onto
the wooden pistol handle.