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 The
exposed rock wall formed part of an early Cheyenne reservoir constructed in
the mid 1880s. Water came by wooden stave pipe across the USDA High Plains
Horticulture Research Station, Warren Air Force Base and Frontier Park. From
the reservoir it was piped to a steam powered pump station where one block
south of Pershing and Central. The Reservoir had a wooden room from where
patrons of early Frontier Days would watch rodeo activities. Around 1935 the
roof had deteriorated and was removed. The reservoir was then filled with
dirt for safety. By then, Cheyenne had other water reservoirs for municipal
uses. For many years the site appeared to be an odd dirt mound. The Cheyenne
Botanic Gardens exposed a corner of the reservoir as part of its landscape
in 1989. The plaque was presented by Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Alpha Chapter
in 1990.
Our
South Community Garden
now sits on top of the reservoir site. You can
still see the rock work that was a part of the reservoir.
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