Wyoming - The Equality State

Capital City:

Cheyenne

Nickname:

Equality State / Cowboy State

Motto:

Equal Rights.

Statehood:

July 10, 1890 (44th)

Origin of State's Name:

Based on an Algonquin Indian word meaning "large prairie place"

Largest City:

Cheyenne

Border States:

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah

Land Area:

97,105 sq. mi., 9th largest

State Bird:

Western Meadowlark

State Flower:

Indian Paintbrush (castilleja linariaefolia)

State Tree:

Cottonwood (populus sargentii)

State Song:

Wyoming

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 in 1890. 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.