Eastern Plains
Cheyenne County
7 Porch Notes tied to Cheyenne County — the local details that change from one part of Colorado to the next.
Money and taxes (1)
Water and land (1)
Outdoors and wildfire (1)
Cars and driving (2)
Cars and driving
Driving the open plains in Cheyenne County means watching the sky
Cheyenne County's flat, open highways carry fast-changing plains weather, from spring and summer hail and thunderstorms to winter wind and blowing snow, so checking conditions before a drive is routine.
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Firstview, where eastern Colorado travelers first catch the mountains
Firstview is a tiny spot on US-40 west of Cheyenne Wells, named because westbound plains travelers got their first distant glimpse of Pikes Peak from here.
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History and culture
The Tumbleweed Fair & Rodeo is Cheyenne County's big week each July
Each July the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair & Rodeo fills the Cheyenne Wells fairgrounds with rodeo, 4-H and FFA shows, a carnival, and the county's whole community.
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Walk Through the 1894 Jail a Famous Denver Architect Designed
Cheyenne Wells keeps a brick Romanesque jail from 1894, designed by Colorado's first licensed architect and now open as a small museum.
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