The capital of the state of Wyoming, named after the Cheyenne Indians, was founded in 1867 as a station on the Union Pacific Railroad, and two years later became the chief town in the territory of Wyoming. The town was the largest outpost of the United States Cavalry. The town's principal sights are the prominently situated State Capitol, the
Wyoming State Museum and the Union Pacific Railroad Depot, a notable example of industrial architecture built in 1886. North-east of the Depot is a Big Boy locomotive, one of the largest steam engines ever built.