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Wyoming State Guide
Capital: Cheyenne
July 10, 1890 (44th state)
 Wyoming gets its name from the Algonquin words for "land of vast plains." After the Union Pacific Railroad reached the town of Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, the population began to grow steadily in the Wyoming Territory, established in 1868. Wyoming was admitted as the 44th state on July 10, 1890, although the Wyoming population was not enough to qualify for statehood. The constitution of the "Equality State" was the first in the world to grant voting rights to women. Wyoming was also the first state to elect a woman governor. People are spread out across the state in small farming and ranching towns, and millions of visitors come to enjoy the Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks each year. The state flower has the poetic name of Indian paintbrush. Wyoming is the smallest state in the Union in population.
Largest City - Cheyenne
Area - 97,818 square miles [Wyoming is the 10th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 493,782 (as of 2000) [Wyoming is the least populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - farming (cattle, sheep), mining (coal, uranium), oil, natural gas, tourism
Major Rivers - Bighorn River, Green River, Belle Fourche River, Powder River, North Platte River
Major Lakes - Yellowstone Lake, Glendo Reservoir, Bighorn Lake, Boysen Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Seminoe Reservoir, Alcova Reservoir, Keyhole Reservoir
Highest Point - Gannett Peak - 13,804 feet (4,207 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Belle Fourche River - 3,099 feet (944 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah
, Idaho
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