The reopening of Wyoming's Capitol was hailed as a success. Can the state learn from its blueprint?
CHEYENNE — Since opening its doors in 1889, Wyoming’s state Capitol — which reopened to the public Wednesday after four years of renovations — has been a source of pride for generations of Wyomingites.
“It is central to the Wyoming story,” former Gov. Matt Mead remarked Wednesday at a ceremony celebrating the structure. “It is the most important public building in the state.”
Wyoming’s history was written here. While the legends that define the soul of the state were forged elsewhere — in the mountains, on the plains and in the untamed West — the state’s backbone was formed in the Capitol.
Women’s suffrage — a first for the young nation — was granted here, and decades later the structure played host to the creation of the state’s Permanent Mineral Trust Fund, a decision that even today essentially dictates how the state operates.
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(Casper Star Tribune)