What street in Cheyenne had the most saloons in the olden days?
15th street once housed 17 saloons. During Cheyenne’s “Hell on Wheels” days, 15th Street was the center of a booming “red light” district where railroad men could visit the saloons and brothels, hanging their red lanterns outside the doors so their engineers could locate them when their trains were departing. What is the 60′ tall granite pyramid out in the middle of the prairie along I-80 west of Cheyenne? Ames Monument was built as a tribute to Oliver and Oakes Ames, two brothers who were leaders in the construction of the trans-continental railroad. The monument was built around 1881 at the highest point along the transcontinental route in the railroad town of Sherman. In later years, Union Pacific moved the tracks south and the town disappeared. However, the 60′ pyramid tribute to the Ames Monument remains on the Wyoming high plains. The site is currently administered by Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources. In 1876 what popular mode of transportation began running between Cheye
