After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, people of Japanese descent living on the Pacific Coast were relocated to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming.

In 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, becoming the nation's first woman governor.

The restored Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie is a popular attraction for visitors with an interest in the Old West.

Wyoming ranks second in wool production, and has over 810,000 sheep.

The flag of Wyoming is a bison (or buffalo) with a seal on it. If you look closely at the seal, you will see that it represents the custom of branding.

Wyoming was acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

Devils Tower was designated as the first National Monument (1906)

Wyoming is the 9th largest state, but has the fewest people (475,000).

Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote.

Yellowstone is the first official National Park (1872)

The JCPenney stores were started in Kemmerer.

Cody Wyoming is named after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

The largest coal mine in the USA is Black Thunder located near Wright.