Original Cheyenne Reservoir - Cheyenne, WY
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Outspoken1
N 41° 09.378 W 104° 49.913
13T E 514105 N 4556121
This plaque denotes the history of the original Cheyenne Reservoir.
Waymark Code: WMN5RJ
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2014
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The plaque reads:
The exposed rock wall in front of you once formed part of an early Cheyenne reservoir constructed in the mid-1880s. Water came by wooden pipe across the USDA Agriculture Research Station, Warren Air Force Base and Frontier Park. From here it was piped to a steam powered pump station where the present library now stands.
The reservoir had a wooden roof where patrons of the old Frontier Days would watch rodeo activities. By 1935 the roof had deteriorated and was removed. The reservoir was then filled with dirt for safety. By then Cheyenne had other water reservoirs for municipal uses. For many years the site appeared to be an odd dirt mound. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens exposed this corner of the reservoir as part of its landscape in 1989
Presented by
Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Alpha Charter
1990
Marker Name: Original Cheyenne Reservoir
Marker Type: City
Group Responsible for Placement: Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Alpha Charter
Date Dedicated: 1990
Addtional Information: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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