Wyoming - Political   Capital Cheyenne Largest City Cheyenne Major Cities Casper, Laramie Nicknames Equality State, Cowboy State Area 97,914 sq. miles Population 493,782

 

Wyoming - Physical features   Mountain Ranges Rocky Mountains, Laramie Mountains, Big Horn Mountains, Absaroka Range, Wind River Range, Black Hills Basins/Depressions Great Divide Basin,Great Plains Lakes Yellowstone Lake, Jackson Lake Rivers North Platte, Bighorn, Yellowstone, Green, Sweetwater, Snake Highest Point Gannett Peak Bordering States Idaho (west), Utah (southwest), Colorado (south), Nebraska (southeast), South Dakota (east), Montana (north) National Parks Yellowstone NP, Grand Teton NP Key Products Cattle, Coal, Uranium Natural Resources Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Trona

 

Wyoming - History   1869 Wyoming bcame the first state to allow women the right to vote. 1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th state to enter the Union. Present Day Cowboying has become a universal activity in Wyoming.

 

Wyoming - Facts   The Snake River originates in Yellowstone NP an flows through Grand Teton NP. Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone NP is the highest navigable lake in North America. Wyoming is the smallest state in terms of population. Yellowstone NP is the first and oldest national park in the world. It officialy became a national park in 1872. Many pioneers, forty-niners, and explorers headed to settle in the West passed through the South Pass, possibly the best natural gap in the Rockies. Wyoming has the second highest average elevation of any state after Colorado, its neighbor to the south. Wyoming has the nation’s second largest reserves of uranium after New Mexico. Old Faithul is Yellowstone NP’s most famous geyser. Wyoming produces more coal than any other state.