Cheyenne Wells in Cheyenne County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Cheyenne County Jail
Built in 1894
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 22, 2014
1. Cheyenne County Jail Marker
Museum Established 1962
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
June 16, 1988
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1866.
Location. 38° 49.237′ N, 102° 21.064′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, in Cheyenne County. It is at the intersection of West 2nd Street North and North 1st Street West, on the left when traveling north on West 2nd Street North. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cheyenne Wells CO 80810, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bandstand Replica (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cheyenne County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Cheyenne County Centennial Time Capsule (about 600 feet away); Cheyenne County World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away); Cheyenne County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colorado (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trails West (approx. 6.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 22, 2014
2. Cheyenne County Jail Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 22, 2014
3. Cheyenne County Jail
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
