Wyoming History

Erik

4th Grade

Dildine School

February 15, 2005

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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: Colorado, Utah, Montana,

Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota• Average Temperature:

– In Winter 19° F– In Summer 67° F

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Wyoming State Facts

• Important Physical Features: Devils Tower, High plains, Bighorn Mountains,Yellowstone Falls, Green River, Black Hills, Mammoth Hot Springs

• Capital: Cheyenne

• Largest City: Cheyenne

• State Nicknames: Big Wyoming, Equality State, Cowboy State

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Wyoming State Facts

• Products: Corn, hay, coal, oil, sugar, meat, wheat, flour, sheep, gypsum

• Native Animals: Rabbits, moose, trout, grizzly bear, bald eagle, mountain lions, buffalo, elk, rattlesnakes, swan

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Wyoming State Governor

• The governor of Wyoming is: Dave Freudenthal

• He was born in Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1950.

• He was nominated by former Governor Mike Sullivan and appointed by President Bill Clinton.

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Wyoming State BirdWestern Meadowlark

• 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

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Wyoming State Motto

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Wyoming State Flag

• The colors of Wyoming’s Flag are:– Red

– Blue

– WhiteWhite

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Wyoming State HeroTom Horn

•(1860 –1903)

• He was the last man hung in Wyoming.

• In 1902 he admitted to killing Willie Nickell.

• In 1902 he also admitted to killing William Lewis and Fred Powell.

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Wyoming Mini-Timeline

• 1743--French Canadians Francois and Louis Joseph de la Verendrye become the first known whites to enter present-day Wyoming.

• 1803--Most of Wyoming, as part of the Louisiana Purchase, becomes United States territory.

• 1842-1843--Jim Bridger opens the Fort Bridger trading post. • 1858--Fort Bridger becomes a military fort. • 1906--Devil’s Tower becomes the nation’s first national monument.• 1925--Wyoming elects the country’s first woman governor. Nellie

Tayloe Ross is elected to complete the term of her husband, who died in office.

• 1990--Wyoming’s 100th Birthday! President George Bush attends a centennial celebration at the State Capitol building in Cheyenne.

• 2000--Wyoming Senator Dick Cheney was elected Vice President of the United States.

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Wyoming State License PlateCreated by Trey!

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Wyoming is special because almost my whole family lives here. My Aunt, my Uncle, my Grandma,and my Grandpa live here. I like it because I have lots of friends at school. There are lots of important monuments in Wyoming, too. I like my soccer team a lot also.

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Wyoming TourismWhile you’re in Wyoming you must see…

• Yellowstone National Park, because it has wonderful sites.

• Devils Tower,because it’s the first national monument.

• Old Faithful at night, because it’s amazing.

• Yellowstone Falls, because it’s big.

• The Frontier Days Parade, because there are so many different people and animals.

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Wyoming Mining

• Wyoming has the most people mining than any other state.

• Wyoming also mines the most trona and bentonite in the country.

• Wyoming only gets beat in mining coal by nine other countries.

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Wyoming Agriculture

• There are about 9,000 farms in Wyoming.

• Arizona is the only state with bigger farms.

• The average size for farms in Wyoming is about six square miles.

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Wyoming Rivers

• Bighorn River

• Green River

• Wind River

• Snake River

• Shoshone River

• Powder River

• North Platte River

• Clarks Fork River

• Belle Fourche River

• Sweetwater River

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Wyoming State FlowerIndian Paintbrush

• The Indian Paintbrush can be eaten.

• There are six different species of the flower.

• Another way of saying Indian Paintbrush is Castilleja.

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Wyoming State Fossil Pictures Knightia

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Wyoming State SportRodeo

• People come from all over the United States to see Frontier Days. Most people come for the rodeos. There is bull riding, bareback horse riding, and cow wrestling.

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Project Resources

• Map: KME and http://www.wyolinks.com/

• Technology Integration—Wyoming History

• Slide 2 link and follow directions in notes.

• General Wyoming State information.

• Wyoming Kid’s 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.