Wyoming - WY

State No 44, State Date July 10, 1890, Capital Cheyenne, Population 493,782; 50th, 12/00, Area Codes 307, Nickname Equality State, Motto Equal rights, Origin Based on an Algonquin or Delaware Indian word meaning "large prairie place", Bird Western Meadowlark, Flower Indian Paintbrush, Tree Cottonwood, Area 97818 sq.mi., 10th Land 97105 sq.mi., 9th Water 714 sq.mi., 36th, Colleges Universities Laramie County Community College. Western Wyoming Community College.,  Agriculture Cattle, sugar beets, sheep, hay, wheat, Industry Mining, chemical products, lumber and wood products, printing and publishing, machinery, tourism, Tourism hike, backpack, fly-fish, rock climbing, kayaking, snowboarding, parasailing, hang gliding, windsurfing, jet skiing., National Forests Bighorn National Forest. Bridger-Teton National Forest. Medicine Bow National Forest. Shoshone National Forest. Thunder Basin National Grassland., Song Wyoming, State Parks Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge. Beartooth Loop National Recreation Trail. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. Bighorn National Forest. Bridger National Forest. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Fort Laramie National Historical Site. Glendo State Park. Grand Teton National Park. Hot Springs State Park. Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Medicine Bow National Forest. National Park Mountain. Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge. Seedshadee National Wildlife Refuge. Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark. Shoshone National Forest. State Park. Teton National Forest. Yellowstone National Park., Topography Eastern Great Plains rise to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide crosses the state from north-west to the south-east., Highest Point Gannett Peak; 13,804 feet, 5th, Lowest Point Belle Fourche River; 3,099 feet, Media, Sports, Facts Wyoming's license plates feature a man on a bucking bronco. Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote. Yellowstone is the first official National Park (1872) Devils Tower was designated as the first National Monument (1906) [more...]