WYOMING THE EQUALITY STATE Wyoming Wyoming is a Western wonderland filled with windswept plains soaring mountains spouting geysers roaming wildlife and enough adventure to last a lifetime It is the 10th largest state but it has the fewest people That makes for many wide open spaces and plenty of acres for cattle to graze Wyoming is a rugged yet beautiful land In the 1800s Wyoming was a highway to the West Near Guernsey Wyoming one can still see the ruts from the thousands of wagon wheels that ground into the soft sandstone rock Later the first transcontinental railroad was built across the state connecting the East Coast with the West Coast Today instead of simply passing through millions of visitors stay to experience Wyoming's natural beauty and its freedom loving people In the late 1800s Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote That is why Wyoming today is nicknamed The Equality State A train rumbles through Wyoming transporting products across the state WYOMING
WYOMING QUICK FACTS Name The name Wyoming is a variation of two Delaware Native American words Mecheweai Ing It means at the big plains which early white settlers thought was appropriate for Wyoming State Capital Cheyenne population 63 335 Date of Statehood July 10 1890 44th state Population 586 107 least populous state Area Total Land and Water 97 813 square miles 253 335 sq km 10h largest state Largest City Cheyenne population 63 335 Nicknames The Equality State Big Wyoming The Cowboy State Motto Equal Rights State Bird Meadowlark WYOMING
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Indian Paintbrush State Gemstone Jade State Tree Plains Cottonwood State Song Wyoming Highest Point Gannett Peak 13 804 feet 4 207 m Lowest Point Belle Fourche River 3 099 feet 945 m Average July High Temperature 82°F 28°C Record High Temperature 115°F 46°C Diversion Dam near Pavillion on July 15 1988 Average January Low Temperature 11°F 12°C Gannett Peak Record Low Temperature 66°F 54°C Riverside Ranger Station in Yellowstone National Park on February 9 1933 Average Annual Precipitation 16 inches 41 cm Belle Fourcie Alver Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 1 U S Postal Service Abbreviation WY QUICK FACTS
