Wyoming was the 44 th state in the USA ; it became a state on July 10, 1890 .
State Abbreviation - WY
State Capital - Cheyenne
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]
Name for Residents - Wyomingites
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
Origin of the Name Wyoming - The name Wyoming may be derived from the Delaware Indian word "Maughwauwama," which means "large plains."
State Nickname - Equality State
State Motto - "Equal Rights"
State Song - "Wyoming"
Dinosaur Fossils Found in Wyoming - Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Camarasaurus, Camptosaurus, Claosaurus, Coelurus, Deinonychus, Diceratops, Diplodocus, Drinker, Dryosaurus, Dyslocosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Elasmosaurus*, Gargoyleosaurus, Laosaurus, Leptoceratops, Morosaurus, Nodosaurus, Ornitholestes, Ornithomimus, Othnielia, Pachycephalosaurus, Ricardoestesia, Sauropelta, Stegoceras, Stegopelta, Stegosaurus, Tenontosaurus, Thescelosaurus, Torosaurus, Triceratops horridus) , Troödon, Tyrannosaurus
Moving Companies and Relocation Services in WY |
Casper , WY |
Cheyenne , WY |
Laramie , WY |
Wyoming Moving Companies by County |
Albany
Big Horn
Campbell
Carbon
Converse
Crook
Fremont
Goshen |
Hot Springs
Johnson
Laramie
Lincoln
Natrona
Niobrara
Park
Platte |
Sheridan
Sublette
Sweetwater
Teton
Uinta
Washakie
Weston |