Description: Devil's Tower
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Date it became a state: July 10, 1890
Governor: Dave Freudenfal
Land Area 97,100
States surrounding it: Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, Idaho
State Nickname: The Equality state
State Motto: Equal rights
State Mammal: Bison
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
State Tree: Cottonwood
History (5 important events):
1. !806- American John Colter discovered Yellow stone
2. 1949- Blizzard paralyses entire state
3.1906- Devils tower becomes first national park
4.1978- Worlds largest radio telescope was made on Jelm Mountain
5.1979- Received 210 inches of snow.
Geography (Describe the land, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc):
Wyoming is covered by 20% of forest and a lot is covered by praries. The rocky mountains cover some of Wyoming . Wyoming has little lakes but has a lot of mountains / forest.
Attractions/Places to Visit:
1. Yellow stone national park
2. Devils tower
3.Wyomings dinosaur center
Other Interesting Facts:
Wyoming is the 44th State
Wyoming is a word adopted from two Delaware Indian words.
Wyoming has 509,299=50th state in rankings.
Wyoming has 22 types of game fish including 6 types of trout.
Bass, walleye, crappie, perch, sauger, ling, channel catfish and bluegill are found in the warm water lakes .