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In 1924, Wyoming was the first state to elect a female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross, who took office in January 1925. [30] Due to its civil-rights history, one of Wyoming's state nicknames is "The Equality State", and the official state motto is "Equal Rights". [1] Wyoming's constitution also included a pioneering article on water rights. [31]
A map of the counties and capital city of Wyoming. The U.S. state of Wyoming lies in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States and has a varied geography. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
Wyoming's municipalities cover only 0.3% of the state's land mass but are home to 68.3% of its population. [ 2 ] Wyoming's most populous municipality is the capital city Cheyenne with 65,132 residents, [ 1 ] and the largest municipality by land area is Casper , which spans 26.9 sq mi (70 km 2 ), while the smallest municipality in both ...
The Flag of Wyoming. Wyoming (/ w aɪ ˈ oʊ m ɪ ŋ / ⓘ wye-OH-ming) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
Soon after the Civil War, women gained the right to vote in Wyoming — even before the territory became the 44th state. But over the past 130 years, the state has continued to, ever so slowly ...
Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) [31] Massachusettsian, [32] Massachusite, [33] [34] Masshole (derogatory [35] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym [36]) Michigan: Michiganian
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
Putting himself first. Kim Kardashian’s desire to raise her family in Los Angeles wasn’t enough to stop Kanye West from living his best life in Wyoming, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.