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453,588 (1990)(50) 493,782 (2000 est.) Land Area and (rank): 97,105 square miles (251,501 sq km) (9)
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Motto: "Equal rights" Union Member Since July 10, 1890 (44) Official State of Wyoming Web Site www.state.wy.us  Meadowlark From the Audubon Publication "Birds of America" Artist: John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E. Used with expressed permission of: National Audubon Society, Inc. - All rights reserved Mega-Info in the City or Town are YOU are in! Simply click a letter below to get started! Click Below For Cities & Towns [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ] [ N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ] Click Below For County Links [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M ] [ N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]
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| Wyoming's Flag - A bison on a blue field bordered in white and red. The state seal branded on the bison. The woman represents the state motto "Equal Rights" and the two men represent cattle ranchers and miners. The words "Livestock", "Mines", "Grains" and "Oil" represent Wyoming's wealth. The eagle and shield show support for the United States. The dates 1869 and 1890 tell when Wyoming organized as a territory of the United States and when it became a state. From 50states.com History of Wyoming - The U.S. acquired the land comprising Wyoming from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. John Colter, a fur-trapper, is the first white man known to have entered present Wyoming. In 1807 he explored the Yellowstone area and brought back news of its geysers and hot springs. Robert Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across Wyoming in 1812–13 and, in 1834, Fort Laramie, the first permanent trading post in Wyoming, was built. Western Wyoming was obtained by the U.S. in the 1846 Oregon Treaty with Great Britain and as a result of the treaty ending the Mexican War in 1848. When the Wyoming Territory was organized in 1869 Wyoming women became the first in the nation to obtain the right to vote. In 1925 Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected first woman governor in the United States. Wyoming's towering mountains and vast plains provide spectacular scenery, grazing lands for sheep and cattle, and rich mineral deposits. Mining, particularly oil and natural gas, is the most important industry. Wyoming has the world's largest sodium carbonate (natrona) deposits and has the nation's second largest uranium deposits. Wyoming ranks second among the states in wool production. In January 1995, it ranked third in sheep and lambs, exceeded only by Texas and California; it also had 1,410,000 cattle. Principal crops include wheat, oats, sugar beets, corn, potatoes, barley, and alfalfa. Second in mean elevation to Colorado, Wyoming has many attractions for the tourist trade, notably Yellowstone National Park. Cheyenne is famous for its annual “Frontier Days” celebration. Flaming Gorge, the Fort Laramie National Historic Site, and Devils Tower and Fossil Butte National Monuments are other National points of interest. |
