State Information
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Wyoming
"the forty fourth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
August 20, 2007 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts a Bucking Horse and
Rider along with the states' nickname "The Equality State." The nickname refers
to the first state to allow women to vote and have a woman Govenor, Nellie Taylor Ross who
also was Director of the Mint from 1933 to 1953. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
July 10, 1890 |
Bits of History
Update:
"The Golden Spike" is a symbolic term for what event in
Utah's history?
"Old Faithful", one of many geysers in Yellowstone
National Park. Visit this national treasure. |
| Order
Admitted: |
44 |
| Capital:
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Cheyenne |
| Largest
City: |
Cheyenne |
| Nickname: |
Equality and Cowboy
State |
| State
Bird: |
Meadowlark |
| State
Flower: |
Indian Paintbrush |
| State
Tree: |
Plains Cottonwood |
| State
Motto: |
"Equal
Rights" |
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State Name Origin:
The Algonquin word meaning "large prairie place," the name was adopted from
Wyoming
Valley, Pennsylvania, the site of an Indian masscare. It was widely known from Thomas
Campbell's poem "Gertrude of Wyoming."
Fun State Facts:
Wyoming has as a population of 482,400, 50th in the nation. Its land area is 97,105 square
miles, 9th in the nation. The highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,804 feet above sea
level.
Grand Teton National Park and the Teton mountains are awe-inspiring and a photographers'
dream. Drive US 191 north from Jackson and experience one of the most beautiful drives of
your life. Loop around Yellowstone Park and over to Cody and back to Tower Junction.
The Great Divide Basin near Rawlins is the only place where the Continental Divide splits
in to two pieces and rejoins about 100 miles southeast creating a 2.5 million acre basin
from
which water cannot escape. Wyoming leads the country in the production of coal and has
the third highest coal reserves in the United States.
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