Just 45 miles north of Cheyenne, Wyoming, is the small town of Chugwater. It would be hard to guess that this town of roughly 200 was the headquarters of the Swan Land and Cattle Company, once one of the largest cattle and sheep ranching operations in the United States. In recent years, its notoriety comes from the Chugwater Chili Cookoff, an annual, competitive cookoff held every June. Perhaps the best-kept secret is that the town is also home to the oldest operating soda fountain in Wyoming. The soda fountain’s building can…
