Wyoming State Library Celebrates 140 Years of Service

Dec 16, 2011

The Wyoming Territorial Library was established on Dec. 16, 1871 by the Second Territorial Legislature. The photo above is of the Cheyenne Opera House, the location of the Territorial Library in 1881, which burned in 1916. Photo Courtesy of Wyoming State Archives.

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