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

Esther Hobart Morris

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011

1. Esther Hobart Morris Marker

Inscription. Proponent of the Legislative Act Which
in 1869 gave distinction to the Territory of
Wyoming
as the 1st government in the world to grant
Women Equal Rights

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 41° 8.404′ N, 104° 49.209′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and 24th Street on Capitol Avenue. Marker is in front of the State Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Elling William "Bill" Golling (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Spanish American War Monument

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(about 300 feet away); Wyoming Army and Air National Guard Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Esther Hobart Morris (about 400 feet away); Nellie Tayloe Ross (about 500 feet away); Wyoming Remembers (about 500 feet away); Justice Willis Van Devanter (about 500 feet away); Stanley K. Hathaway 27th Governor of Wyoming (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Esther Hobart Morris. Her statue represents Wyoming in the U.S. Capitol Building. (Submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

2. Esther Hobart Morris - Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Additional commentary.
1.
The Esther Hobart Morris statue previously was in the center of the entranceway. It has now been moved to the right side and a new statue of Chief Washakie is being erected on the left

Esther Hobart Morris Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011

2. Esther Hobart Morris Statue

side. The base had been installed when photographed in June 2011 but the statue had not been installed.

— Submitted September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

Additional keywords. women's suffrage

Wyoming State Capitol image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011

3. Wyoming State Capitol

Chief Washakie image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 12, 2011

4. Chief Washakie

Stood for bravery and courage
He was a Peacemaker
A strong leader
A wise and generous man
"It has always been my fervent hope and policy
through these long years to maintain peace
and harmony - it is my earnest prayer that you will
follow the footsteps which I have made for you."

Chief Washakie of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,478 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.