Wyoming History

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Wyoming History

• Yolanda
• 4th Grade
• Hebard School
• November 10, 2004

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Where is Wyoming?

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Wyoming State Facts

• Statehood date July 10, 1890-44th State
• Size in Square Miles 97,914 square miles, 9th
  largest state
• Population 493,782 (2000 Census)
• Neighboring States Montana, South Dakota,
• Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho
• Average Temperature
• In Winter 19F
• In Summer 67F

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Wyoming State Facts

• Important Physical Features Old Faithful,,
  Mirror Lake, Devils Tower, Green River, Flaming
  Gorge
• Capital Cheyenne
• Largest City Cheyenne
• State Nickname Equality State, Cowboy State
  Big Wyoming,

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Wyoming State Facts

• Products Beef cattle, Coal, Glass goods Gypsum,
  Corn, Refined oil, Chemicals, Natural gas, oil,
  Trona, wheat corn,
• Native Animals Sheep, Dogs, Beavers, Elk, Deer,
  Moose, Black bears,

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Wyoming State Governor

• The governor of Wyoming is Dave Freudenthal.
• Born in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1950
• The 54-year-old Democrat grew up on his family
  farm north of town.
• He is the seventh of eight children.

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Wyoming State BirdWestern meadowlark Sturnella
neglecta

• Length 8.5 inches
• Sharply-pointed bill
• Buff and brown head stripes
• Yellow underparts with black "v" on breast
• White flanks with black streaks
• Brown upperparts with black streaks
• Brown tail with white outer tail feathers
• Juvenile and winter plumages somewhat duller
• Frequents open habitats Click to add text

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Wyoming State Motto
"Equal Rights"
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Wyoming state Flower Indian Paintbrush

• The Indian Paintbrush are perennial, biennial or
  annual herbs 15 - 60 cm high
• flowers are insignificant compared to the bracts
  which are brightly coloured red, yellow, pinkish,
  and sometimes white There are at
• least 6 species of Indian Paintbrush found in the
  area and it is very hard to tell them apart

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Wyoming State Flag

• The colors of Wyomings Flag are
• Red
• White
• Blue

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Wyoming state Hero Nellie Tayloe
Ross

• She died in 1977 at the age of 101. Interment
  was in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
• Mrs. Ross was an avid supporter of her husband
• Nellie Tayloe Ross was born November 29,1876 near
  St. Joseph, Missouri.
• She was the first woman to be Governor in
  Wyoming.
• She taught school for a few years in Omaha before
  coming to Cheyenne in 1902, .

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Wyoming Mini-Timeline

• 1807--John Coulter becomes the first known person
  to explore the Yellowstone Park region.
• 1812--Robert Stuart of the Pacific Fur Company
  discovers South Pass, a pass through the Rocky
  Mountains.
• 1840--The last Rocky Mountain fur trappers
  rendezvous is held.
• 1902--Shoshone, the first U.S. national forest,
  is founded in Wyoming.
• 1924--The First National Bank of Cheyenne fails,
  one of 25 in the state. The reasons cited are
  the low prices of cattle, crops, land, and high
  taxation.
• 1941-1945After the United States enters World War
  II, about 33,000 Wyoming men and women serve
  their country.
• 2000Wyoming Senator Dick Cheney was elected Vice
  President of the United States

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Wyoming State License PlateCreated by Me!
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• Wyoming special becauseThe pony Express of the
  wild west. And the State tree It was the Only
  tree to grow and we have some of the spooky
  stories and the state Dinosaur is a triceratops
  and it very cool
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Wyoming Tourism

• Yellowstone National Park was the first Park in
  the United State.
• Devils Tower
• Hot Springs State park near Thermopolis Because
  wyomings First State park
• Fort Laramie
• Fort Washakie

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Wyoming Mining

• Wyoming also leads the country at mining trona
  and bentonite
• Wyoming is sixth at producing Natural Gas
• Wyoming ranks fourth in the country at producing
  oil
• Wyoming is number-one state for mining coal.

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Wyoming Agriculture

• Wyoming has about 9,000farms and ranches.
• Wyoming ranks ninth at harvesting dry beans.
• Beef cattle are Wyomings top farm product.
• Wheat, corn, and hay are other Wyoming Crops

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Wyoming State Tree

• The cottonwood traveled west with the seettlers.
• It was the only tree willing to grow in some
  spots on the prairies.
• The pioneers used this hardy and fast-growing
  tree to make their cabins, barns, corrals, and
  churches. From my first pocket guide Wyoming

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Wyoming Rivers

• Sweet Water River
• Shoshone River
• Powder River
• Green River
• Snake River

• Horse River
• Missouri River
• Bighorn River
• North Platte River
• Belle Fourche River

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Project Resources

• Map KME and http//www.wyolinks.com/
• Technology IntegrationWyoming History
• Slide 2 link and follow directions in notes.
• General Wyoming State information.
• Wyoming Kids Page

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Wyoming State Standards Addressed

• 4. Time Continuity, and Change
• Students demonstrate an understanding of the
  people, events, problems, ideas and cultures that
  were significant in the history of our community,
  state, nation, and world.
• 5. People, Places and Environments
• Students demonstrate an understanding of
  interrelationships among people, places,
  economies, and environments.
• 6. Social Studies Processes and Skills
• Students access, organize, synthesize, evaluate,
  and interpret information using appropriate
  resources and technology to collaborate, make
  decisions, solve problems, and report results in
  any of a variety of formats.
• 7. Technology
• Students demonstrate the ability to use the
  appropriate technology to access and process
  information applying a variety of resources to
  the study of history, geography, economics, and
  social institutions.

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