Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Nellie Tayloe Ross

1876-1977

— The Capitol Avenue Bronze Project —

Nellie Tayloe Ross Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

1. Nellie Tayloe Ross Marker

Inscription.
Nellie Tayloe Ross
1876-1977
by Joel Turner
First elected female governor in the United States November 24, 1924
First woman appointed as director of the United States Mint 1933-1953
Buried in Lakeview Cemetery at 101 years old

Erected 2023 by Capitol Avenue Bronze Commission, donated by Dixie and Tom Roberts.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 24, 1924.

Location. 41° 8.335′ N, 104° 49.167′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is on Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stanley K. Hathaway 27th Governor of Wyoming (here, next to this marker); Justice Willis Van Devanter (a few steps from this marker); Esther Hobart Morris (a few steps from this marker); Elling William "Bill" Golling (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cheyenne - Ft. Laramie - Deadwood Trail (about 300 feet away); Therese A. Jenkins (about 300 feet away); Aviator (about 400 feet away); Wyoming’s Liberty Bell Replica (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.

More about this marker. Statue and marker is to the left of the main entrance

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Also see . . . Nellie Tayloe Ross (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Nellie Davis Ross (née Tayloe; November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. She was a Democrat and supported Prohibition. She ran for re-election but refused to campaign herself.

(Submitted on June 30, 2024.)

Nellie Tayloe Ross Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

2. Nellie Tayloe Ross Statue

Nellie Tayloe Ross statue in front of the Hathaway Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

3. Nellie Tayloe Ross statue in front of the Hathaway Building

Gov. Nellie T. Ross image. Click for full size.

courtesy Bain News Service via the Library of Congress

4. Gov. Nellie T. Ross

Photo shows Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (1886-1958), governor of Wyoming and director of the United States Mint. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2017)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 4. submitted on June 30, 2024. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.