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Interesting Facts ~ Wyoming is the 50th most populous and the 10th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on July 10, 1890, becoming the 44th state to join the union ~ ~ Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the US, and some say the world ~ ~ The Bucking Horse and Rider is a symbol and official trademark of Wyoming ~ ~ Yellowstone has more than half world’s geysers, hot springs, mudpots, and fumaroles ~ ~ Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring largest hot spring in the US, 3rd largest in world ~ ~ Park’s most famous geyser, Old Faithful, which predictably goes off every 65-91 minutes ~ ~ It is one of three states that are rectangular, along with Utah and Colorado ~ ~ Only known monument in US to be dedicated to a prostitute is Red Granite Monument ~ ~ Cheyenne Frontier Days ??? “World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration” ~ ~ Almost half of the state is owned by the federal government ~ ~ Frontier Days, enormous pancake breakfast, serving about 40,000 people each year ~ ~ Tourism is the 2nd most important sector in the state’s economy ~ ~ Devils Tower in Wyoming’s northeast became the country’s first national monument ~ ~ Coal is a major industry in Wyoming, with about 40% of the nation’s domestic supply ~ ~ State has 27 national historic landmarks, Paleoindian and indigenous sites, forts, etc ~ ~ State has three huge national forests: Shoshone, Bridger-Teton, & Medicine Bow-Routt ~ ~ State has 12 state parks, one of which is Hot Springs State Park ~ ~ State has two national parks: Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park ~ ~ State has only two escalators in the entire state, both located in the town of Casper ~ ~ State is often called by a nickname “Cowboy State” ~ ~ State was the first state in the nation to grant women the right to vote ~ ~ State official motto is “Equal Rights” ~ State official sport is rodeo ~ ~ State is slightly larger than Guinea or the United Kingdom ~ ~ State is the least populous state in the nation ~ State has 23 counties ~ ~ State capital and largest city is Cheyenne ~ State citizens are called Wyomingites ~ ~ State has the famous Yellowstone National Park ~ State postal abbreviation is WY ~ ~ State has the 2nd highest capital building in the US, at 6063 feet (1848 m) ~ ~ State name comes from Lenape Native word mecheweami-ing, means “on the big plain” ~ ~ State official gemstone is Jade ~ State official dinosaur is the triceratops~ ~ In 1834, Fort Laramie was established as the first permanent European settlement ~ ~ In 1807, John Colter was the first white American to enter and see Yellowstone region ~ ~ Western half of Wyoming is mostly covered by rangelands and the Rocky Mountains ~ ~ US purchased much of Wyoming in the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 ~ ~ US gained the southwestern portion of Wyoming from Great Britain in 1846 ~ ~ 14th Governor, first woman in US to become governor of a state, was Nellie Tayloe Ross ~ ~ Over 400 species of birds can be found in the state, including bald eagles ~ ~ Famous department store JCPenney was founded in Kemmerer in 1902 ~ ~ In 1895, the city of Cody was established by William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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