Historic Lakeview Cemetery of Cheyenne

Download or read book Historic Lakeview Cemetery of Cheyenne written by Starley Talbott Thompson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wyoming History Enshrined Created in 1871, Lakeview Cemetery serves as a repository of local and state history. Resting in the historic grounds are eleven of Wyoming's governors, including the first woman governor in the nation. Other hallowed, eternal residents include a wild west showman, the namesake of a military base, and a famed photographer of the west. Suffragists, Japanese railroad workers, and a young range war victim are buried here too. Authors Starley Talbott and Michael Kassel explore the rich past of the famous and not-so famous citizens of Lakeview Cemetery.