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Five Fun Facts About Wyoming

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Five Fun Facts About Wyoming

Fact 1:
Big Horn, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Yellowstone were some of the suggested names for the Wyoming territory when the U.S. Senate named the it in 1868.

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Fact 2:
White Hall, on the University of Wyoming’s campus in Laramie, is the tallest building in the state. The 12-story dormitory is 200 feet high. (There are short buildings in Wyoming)

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Fact 3:
In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt made Devil’s Tower in Crook County the country’s first ever National Monument.

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Fact 4:
In 1939, portions of northern Wyoming attempted to join portions of South Dakota and Montana in an attempt to form a new state called “Absaroka.” Sheridan, Wyoming was the planned capital, a state license plate was created, and a “Miss Absaroka” was even named.

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Fact Five:
Cody, Wyoming is named after Wild West showman William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. In fact, Cody helped found the city, imaging it would turn into a booming tourist destination. And here we are.

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My two favorite facts are that there were so many weird name suggestions when Wyoming was first named a territory, and that Buffalo Bill had hoped that Cody, a town named after him would become a major tourist destination.

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I think that the suggested names are a little strange and funny, like Sweetwater and Big Horn. What?!?! Well these names have to do with how Wyoming is. Sweetwater, because of the beautiful lakes, streams, and rivers, Big Horn, is because of the mines and at one point there was a gold rush in Wyoming! The other names, like Cheyenne, Lincoln, and Yellow Stone make a bit more sense to name a state

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Five Fun Facts About Wyoming

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Five Fun Facts About Wyoming

Fact 1:
Big Horn, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Yellowstone were some of the suggested names for the Wyoming territory when the U.S. Senate named the it in 1868.

Fact 2:
White Hall, on the University of Wyoming’s campus in Laramie, is the tallest building in the state. The 12-story dormitory is 200 feet high. (There are short buildings in Wyoming)

Fact 3:
In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt made Devil’s Tower in Crook County the country’s first ever National Monument.

Fact 4:
In 1939, portions of northern Wyoming attempted to join portions of South Dakota and Montana in an attempt to form a new state called “Absaroka.” Sheridan, Wyoming was the planned capital, a state license plate was created, and a “Miss Absaroka” was even named.

Fact Five:
Cody, Wyoming is named after Wild West showman William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. In fact, Cody helped found the city, imaging it would turn into a booming tourist destination. And here we are.

My two favorite facts are that there were so many weird name suggestions when Wyoming was first named a territory, and that Buffalo Bill had hoped that Cody, a town named after him would become a major tourist destination.

I think that its really cool that Buffalo Bill Cody got what he wanted, that the town named after him became a huge tourist attraction

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Five Fun Facts About Wyoming

Fact 1:Big Horn, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Yellowstone were some of the suggested names for the Wyoming territory when the U.S. Senate named the it in 1868.

Fact 2: White Hall, on the University of Wyoming’s campus in Laramie, is the tallest building in the state. The 12-story dormitory is 200 feet high. (There are short buildings in Wyoming)

Fact 3: In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt made Devil’s Tower in Crook County the country’s first ever National Monument.

Fact 4:In 1939, portions of northern Wyoming attempted to join portions of South Dakota and Montana in an attempt to form a new state called “Absaroka.” Sheridan, Wyoming was the planned capital, a state license plate was created, and a “Miss Absaroka” was even named.

Fact Five:Cody, Wyoming is named after Wild West showman William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. In fact, Cody helped found the city, imaging it would turn into a booming tourist destination. And here we are.

My two favorite facts are that there were so many weird name suggestions when Wyoming was first named a territory, and that Buffalo Bill had hoped that Cody, a town named after him would become a major tourist destination.

I think that its really cool that Buffalo Bill Cody got what he wanted, that the town named after him became a huge tourist attraction

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Fact 1:
Big Horn, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Yellowstone were some of the suggested names for the Wyoming territory when the U.S. Senate named the it in 1868.

Fact 2:
White Hall, on the University of Wyoming’s campus in Laramie, is the tallest building in the state. The 12-story dormitory is 200 feet high. (There are short buildings in Wyoming)

Fact 3:
In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt made Devil’s Tower in Crook County the country’s first ever National Monument.

Fact 4:
In 1939, portions of northern Wyoming attempted to join portions of South Dakota and Montana in an attempt to form a new state called “Absaroka.” Sheridan, Wyoming was the planned capital, a state license plate was created, and a “Miss Absaroka” was even named.

Fact Five:
Cody, Wyoming is named after Wild West showman William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. In fact, Cody helped found the city, imaging it would turn into a booming tourist destination. And here we are.