Tag: Wyoming
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The flag of Wyoming
The flag of Wyoming The flag of Wyoming was officially adopted in 1917. The blue background represents the sky and the forests; the state’s mineral wealth is represented by three golden bars, each representing gold, copper, and lead. A white bar shows the state’s agriculture. The buffalo was first seen by Europeans in 1743 when…
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30 Interesting Facts About Wyoming
Facts About Wyoming In 2021, the real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of Wyoming was 36.66 billion U.S. dollars. Wyoming became the 44th state of the United States of America on the 10th of July 1890. Wyoming is the 10th largest state in the US. The capital city of Wyoming is Cheyenne. Facts About Cheyenne The…
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List of Towns in Wyoming
Wyoming is the tenth largest state by area, situated in the western region and is one of the mountain states. Wyoming is subdivided into 22 counties and 99 incorporated municipalities. The largest town in Wyoming is Jackson, in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County. The town, often mistakenly called Jackson Hole, derives its name…
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List of Cities in Wyoming
Wyoming is the tenth largest state by area, situated in the western region and is one of the mountain states. Wyoming is subdivided into 22 counties and 99 incorporated municipalities. The largest and the capital city of Wyoming is Cheyenne with an estimated population of 65,132, spanning 26.9 square miles. After Cheyenne, Casper is the…
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20 Interesting Facts About Cheyenne
Facts About Cheyenne The city of Cheyenne was named for the Cheyenne, indigenous people of the Great Plains, who were closely allied with the Arapaho. “Cheyenne” means “people of the strange tongue” in the Arapaho language. Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Hiram M. Hook was the…
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20 Interesting Facts About Casper, Wyoming
Facts About Casper Casper is nicknamed “The Oil City” and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming with an estimated population of 59,038 as of 2020. Casper is a city in Natrona County,…
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20 Interesting Facts About Laramie
Facts About Laramie Laramie was named for Jacques LaRamie, a French or French-Canadian trapper. Laramie was settled in the mid-19th century along the Union Pacific Railroad line, which crosses the Laramie River at Laramie. Laramie is home to the University of Wyoming, Wyoming Technical Institute, and a branch of Laramie County Community College. Laramie is…
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10 Interesting Facts About Jackson, Wyoming
Facts About Jackson The town is often erroneously referred to as “Jackson Hole”, the valley in which it is located. The town gained significant fame when a Livestream of the town square went viral on YouTube in 2016, leading to much fascination with the town’s elk antler arch, its law enforcement, and its prevalence of…
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10 Interesting Facts About Sheridan
Facts About Sheridan The city was named after General Philip Sheridan, Union cavalry leader in the American Civil War. Sheridan is located at 44°47′48″N 106°57′32″W (44.796720, −106.958970). Sheridan has a total area of 10.95 square miles, of which, 10.93 square miles is land and 0.02 square miles is water. The average low temperature is 31…
