Wyoming: The Equality State
Wyoming is the real Cowboy State! Space, tranquility, beautiful nature and many historical sights make this state very worthwhile to visit!
According to growtheology, Wyoming is one of the states of the United States. The default abbreviation is WY. The capital is Cheyenne. The state is nicknamed the Equality State because of the equal rights that women received early on. Women’s suffrage was introduced in 1869 and women were allowed to serve on juries and public office.
History
The area that is now called Wyoming was originally populated by Indian tribes. After that, the region was in French hands for a long time. There have been French explorers through the area, but they have never settled there. Thanks to them, there are still a few locations with French names and French trappers may have visited the area. Most of the state (the portion east of the Continental Divide) was acquired by the United States in 1803 in a transaction that has come to be known as the Louisiana Purchase. Later, treaties with Spain (1819), the United Kingdom (1846) and Mexico (1848) followed, which ensured territorial expansion in a westerly direction.
In 1807, the area around what is now Yellowstone National Park was mapped by John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. When he reported back to the inhabited world about the natural wonders there, he was not believed.
The state did not appear to have many resources to attract many settlers, but it did experience a modest gold rush in 1867 around the town of South Pass City. Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872, the country’s first national park. On July 10, 1890, Wyoming joined the United States as the 44th state. In the late 1800s, the state was under the spell of robbers Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid who together robbed banks and trains.
Geography
Wyoming borders the state of Montana to the north, Idaho and Utah to the west, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, and Colorado to the south.
Wyoming is intersected by the Rocky Mountains, which largely define the landscape in the western half of the state. The highest point is the summit of Gannett Peak (4207 m). The eastern half of the state belongs to the Great Plains. To the east is also a small portion of the Black Hills, the rest of which are in South Dakota. A well-known location in Wyoming is Devils Tower, in fact a 386 meter high monolith whose top is 1558 meters above sea level. The average elevation of Wyoming is 2,040 meters, making it the highest state in the country after Colorado. The Continental Divide cuts across the state from northwest to southeast. Much of the southeast belongs to the Great Divide Basin. The rain that falls here never flows to the sea but remains in the area.
Wyoming is rich in natural beauty. In the northwest of the state is the famous Yellowstone National Park, which has many geysers, among other things. Nearby is Grand Teton National Park, where the Teton Mountains rise almost perpendicularly from the surrounding plain. North of Jackson is the National Elk Refuge, a reserve where thousands of elk winter each year. The state is also home to many of the last wild horses.
Yellowstone National Park & Grand Teton National Park
Yellowstone is one of the most beautiful parks in the United States. Here you not only have geysers, hot springs and mud pots, but you will also find beautiful forests, beautiful alpine meadows, a beautiful large lake and a large canyon with waterfalls. In addition, there are livestock; park animals such as bison, moose, deer, swans, pelicans, grizzly bears and brown bears.
Nearby is Grand Teton National Park, where the Teton Mountains rise almost perpendicularly from the surrounding plain.
Devils Tower
America’s first National Monument, Devils Tower looms prominently over the Bell Fourche River in a setting where the conifers of the Black Hills alternate with the grasslands of the prairies. The imposing formation is a cluster of rocks with an impressive height. It rises to 400 meters above the ground and even 1,700 meters above sea level. This is a sacred place for the Native Americans, and a real challenge for experienced rock climbers.
Rodeo Cheyenne
The many rodeos that can be found in the Great American West have contributed to the fact that this state has been nicknamed “The Cowboy State”. Rodeo is a native sport and rodeos are held throughout Wyoming throughout the summer. The largest in the world takes place in Wyoming during the Cheyenne Frontier Days. A 10-day celebration held in the last week of July in the capital Cheyenne.