Wyoming Info
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Capital
City: Cheyenne
Economy: Mining, ranching
and tourism.
Language Description:
English
Passport/Visa U.S.: Canadians
need to show proof of citizenship (including a photo ID) to enter
the U.S. and re-enter Canada; a passport is recommended. Reconfirm
travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 493,780
Religion: Christian (Protestant,
Roman Catholic)
Time Zone: 7 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time (-7 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed from
first Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October
Voltage Requirements:
110 volts
Wyoming's Flag: A bison on a blue field bordered in
white and red. The state seal branded on the bison. The woman represents
the state motto "Equal Rights" and the two men represent
cattle ranchers and miners. The words "Livestock", "Mines",
"Grains" and "Oil" represent Wyoming's wealth.
The eagle and shield show support for the United States. The dates
1869 and 1890 tell when Wyoming organized as a territory of the United
States and when it became a state.
History
of Wyoming: The U.S. acquired the
land comprising Wyoming from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase
in 1803. John Colter, a fur-trapper, is the first white man known
to have entered present Wyoming. In 1807 he explored the Yellowstone
area and brought back news of its geysers and hot springs. Robert
Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across Wyoming in 1812–13
and, in 1834, Fort Laramie, the first permanent trading post in Wyoming,
was built. Western Wyoming was obtained by the U.S. in the 1846 Oregon
Treaty with Great Britain and as a result of the treaty ending the
Mexican War in 1848. When the Wyoming Territory was organized in 1869
Wyoming women became the first in the nation to obtain the right to
vote. In 1925 Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected first woman governor
in the United States. Wyoming's towering mountains and vast plains
provide spectacular scenery, grazing lands for sheep and cattle, and
rich mineral deposits. Mining, particularly oil and natural gas, is
the most important industry. Wyoming has the world's largest sodium
carbonate (natrona) deposits and has the nation's second largest uranium
deposits. Wyoming ranks second among the states in wool production.
In January 1995, it ranked third in sheep and lambs, exceeded only
by Texas and California; it also had 1,410,000 cattle. Principal crops
include wheat, oats, sugar beets, corn, potatoes, barley, and alfalfa.
Second in mean elevation to Colorado, Wyoming has many attractions
for the tourist trade, notably Yellowstone National Park. Cheyenne
is famous for its annual “Frontier Days” celebration.
Flaming Gorge, the Fort Laramie National Historic Site, and Devils
Tower and Fossil Butte National Monuments are other National points
of interest.
Other Wyoming Links:
Wyoming Association
of Municipalities
Wyoming Department of
Education
Wyoming Division of Tourism
Wyoming State Library
Wyoming Business Council |
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