Y Come See Wyoming

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Y Come See Wyoming?
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A for Agriculture

• Cattle and Calves
• Hay
• Hogs
• Sugar beets
• Sheep and lambs

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B for State Bird

• The Wyoming state bird is the Western Meadowlark
• It is streaked brown above, bright yellow below,
  with a black V on its breast

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C for State Capitol

• The State Capitol building is located in
  Cheyenne, Wyoming
• It was created by David W. Gibbs (1886-90)
• Noted to be one of the top ten most extravagant
  state capitols
• Stained glass inner dome
• Gold rimmed cupola
• Beautiful wood-work

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D for State Demographics

• Here are the different cultures of Wyoming
• - Caucasian 92.1
• - Black or African American 0.8
• - American Indian or Alaskan Native 2.3
• - Asian Heritage 0.6
• - Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1
• - Hispanic/Latino origin 6.4

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E for Entertainment

• Devils Tower
• Outlaw Saloon and Rodeo
• Cheyenne Little Theater
• Old Faithful/Yellowstone NP
• Grand Teton National Park

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F for State Flag

• The flag was designed by Mrs. A.C. Keyes and was
  adopted on January 31, 1917
• It has the state seal
• It has the state mammal (the bison)
• The colors of the flag are red, white and blue

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G for Government

• Atty. General Patrick Crank (D)
• Secy. of State Joe Meyer (R)
• Governor Dave Freudenthal (D)
• Senators
• Michael B Enzi (R)
• Craig Thomas (R)

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H for Historical Events

• Wyoming was home to 1,888,334 native Americans
  before settlers started to live there
• Explorers started to come to Wyoming during the
  Gold Rush
• In order to search for gold, the passed through
  Wyoming and started to settle there.
• One of the earliest explorers of Wyoming was John
  Colter in 1807.
• He discovered a region of geysers and water
  falls. In 1872, it became known as Yellowstone,
  the world's first National Park

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I is for Industry

• The top 5 industries in Wyoming are
• Retail Trade
• Educational Services
• Mining
• Construction
• Health Services

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J is for Jobs

• The top 5 jobs in Wyoming are
• Professional Specialty Occupations
• Administrative support occupations, including
  clerical
• Service occupations, except protective and
  household
• Precision production, craft, and repair
  occupations
• Sales occupations

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K is for Kinds of License Plates
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L is for Landmarks
State Captiol Building
Devil's Tower
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming Indian Reservation
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M if for State Mammal

• The state mammal of Wyoming is the Bison

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N is for the State Nickname

• Wyomings state nickname is the Equality State

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O is for the Origin

• Wyoming joined statehood on March 27, 1890
• Wyoming was previously owned by the French
• Wyoming was acquired in the French and Indian War
• It was previously only occupied by Native
  Americans

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P is for Population
494,423
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Q is for Quarters

• The Wyoming state quarter is not yet in
  circulation.
• It is due to come out in 2007.

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R is for Rivers and Lakes

• Wyoming is a source of water for four main water
  systems in the U.S
• the Missouri-Mississippi
• the Interior
• the Columbia
• the Colorado
• Some main rivers in Wyoming are
• The Yellowstone River
• The Bighorn River
• The Green River
• The Belle Fourche River

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S is for State Seal
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T is for state Tree
The Wyoming state tree is the Plains Cottonwood
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U is for Urban Legend

• According to an ancient urban legend there is a
  crystal mountain residing in Wyoming
• You cant see it, it is clear all they way
  through
• People are convinced it exists because of the
  remains left of birds from crashing into it.

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V is for Vacation Spots
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Cheyenne
Fort Laramie
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W is for Weather

• Wyoming has moderately warm summers ranging from
  63 to 68 degrees (F)
• The winter temperatures range from 19 to 27
  degrees (F)
• The precipitation rate is very low
• Thunderstorms and hailstorms are frequent in the
  summer

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X is for X-Tra

• Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was the first
  female governor in the U.S
• Wyoming used to be and still is a home to many
  Native American tribes
• such as the Shawnee
• Wyoming has been the source of many dinosaur
  fossil finds
• the T-Rex is said to have been discovered in
  Wyomings rich soils

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Y is for Yesteryear

• About 20 years ago railroading and mining were a
  big part of Wyomings industry
• Wyoming was strongly involved in fighting for
  Womens Rights.
• In 1921, great oil wells were discovered

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Z is for Time Zone

• Wyoming is located in the Mountain Time Zone
• Wyomings time is two hours behind New Jerseys
  time.

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Now Don't "U" Want to Come "C" Wyoming?
(Come on, you know you want to..)
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Works Cited

• Vacation Spots http//www.jacksonhole.com/images/
  
• Quarters http//www.netstate.com/states/intro/wy_
  intro.htm
• Urban Legend http//www.americanfolklore.net/folk
  tales/wy.html
• Vacation Spots http//www.wyomingtourism.org
• Weather http//encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia761575
  281/Wyoming_(state).html
• X-Tra http//soswy.state.wy.us/informat/firsts.ht
  m
• Yesteryear http//www.rootsweb.com/wygenweb/firs
  t.htm
• Time Zone http//classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
  article_782.shtml
• State Flag http//www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/wyfla
  g.jpg
• State Bird www.sacsplash.org/critters/meadowlark.
  htm
• License Plates www.worldlicenseplates.com/usa/US_
  2HCP.html
• State Mammal http//www.students.cs.byu.edu
• State Seal www.trainweb.org/wyomingrails/wylocale
  s.html
• State Tree www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/.../forestry/cott
  onwood.html