Cheyenne's flag features a white field framed by a brown border, with the municipal seal at its center: a bison, the date 1867, and the words "THE EQUALITY STATE", Wyoming's nickname, the first territory to grant women the vote.
Cheyenne was founded in 1867 during the construction of the first transcontinental railroad. It is a city born of the rail: Union Pacific established a depot here, and within three months a city of tents and shacks had sprung up on the plains. The name comes from the Cheyenne people, a Great Plains tribe that lived in this region before the arrival of the settlers.
Méndez won two municipal competitions, beating 66 rival proposals. It is a story of immigration and cultural contribution, an artist from Asia defining the visual identity of an American Western city.
Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, the least populous state in the United States. It is also the city of Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world, held since 1897. The flag captures this duality: formal elegance (it is a state capital) and cowboy heritage (it is Wyoming, after all).