On this day (July 10) in 1890 Wyoming became a state #
44.
Ten Wyoming facts
1.
Wyoming has the lowest
population of all 50 United States.
2.
Wyoming Cowboy’s—War Memorial
Stadium at over 7,000 feet is the highest Division One Football Stadium in
America (Go Pokes)
3.
Wyoming was the first
state to give women the right to vote.
4.
Yellowstone is the first
official National Park (1872)
5.
Devils Tower was
designated as the first National Monument (1906)
6.
The majority of
Yellowstone Park lies within the boundaries of Wyoming.
7.
Guernsey State Park in
Platte County has some of the best examples of CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
in the United States
8.
The continental divide splits and goes around
the desert on all sides leaving the basin without normal drainage.
9.
The Wind River
actually changes its name in the middle of the stream becoming the Big Horn
River at a site at the north end of the Wind River Canyon
10.
Deer have been
in my garden at least 4 times this summer—that is why people still hunt in Wyoming.
They seem to love tomatoes and strawberries best
2 comments:
My understanding is that there's no vegetable garden fence too high for a deer to jump over.
I love your facts! I hiked in the wind river range for 14 days with some friends a gazillion years ago (1983) we walked on the continental divide too. It was pretty cool. One of the best experiences of my life actually.
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