Wyoming By: Alexis B.

Victoria P.Morgan L.

Nickname, Region in the U.S, Capital city, Major cities and Population.

Nickname: “The Equality State”Region: The Great Plains and Rocky

Mountains Capital city: Cheyenne since 1869 Major cities: Casper, Jackson, Gillette,

Laramie Population: 563,626 people

The state flag, the state bird, and the state treeThe state bird: Western MeadowlakThe State tree: Eastern Cottonwood The state flag:

Current Governor and State SenatorsGovernor: Matt Mead Senators: Michael Enzi, and John Barraso They are both republican

Resources, Agriculture and farming

Resources: mineral deposits, grazing land, scenery, wildlife and water

our country would not be good for Agriculture and farming because the country Wyoming has no crop land because of its dry land and ground

History and additional historical factsStatehood: July 10, 1890, the 44th stateHistorical fact #1: Native Americans living

on the great plains once lived in teepees.Historical fact #2: the Shoehore also lived in

Wyoming in the late 1800’s and early 1900’sHistorical fact #3: in 1869, Wyoming gives

women the right to vote

Places to visit

#1: Yellowstone National Park you can see their hot springs that shoot fresh water

#2: Cheyenne frontier days is a celebration of all things western and all things Wyoming

Additional factsIt took four treaties for the United States to

get the land that makes up Wyoming more than for any other state

In 1807, John Colter explores Wyoming for the first time and visits Yellow Stone

In 1924, Wyoming voters elected the first woman governor, Nellie Taylor

The word Wyoming comes from a Delaware Indiana word meaning “upon great plain”

Additional facts

The Indians once lived in mild stone in teepees made out of hay, bark, and animal skin.

Mining, agriculture, tourism are many things that you may see in Wyoming.

1835 a large rendezvous of fur trappers is held at the green river.

1867 the union prafic railroad comes to Wyoming .

Bibliography

“Wyoming”. Culture Grams state edition. ProQuest, 2014. Web 22 April 2014.

Roberts, Phill, and Ronald E. Belswenger. “Wyoming”. World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 22 May 2014