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Wyoming History

They were the Arapaho, Arikara, Bannock, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Sheep Eater, Sioux, Shoshone and Ute tribes. Of all of these ...

WyoHistory.org | The Online Encyclopedia of Wyoming History

WyoHistory.org is an online historical encyclopedia featuring articles, essays, oral histories and field trips about Wyoming history.

History of Wyoming - Wikipedia

The Union Pacific Railroad played a central role in the European colonization of the area. Wyoming would become a U.S. territory in 1868. It was the first state ...

Wyoming ‑ Population, Capital & Cities | HISTORY

Wyoming became the 44th state to join the union in 1890. The first U.S. territory to allow women to vote, Wyoming has the smallest ...

History of Wyoming - Frontier, Pioneers, Cowboys - Britannica

Wyoming - Frontier, Pioneers, Cowboys: The first occupants of Wyoming were prehistoric hunters and gatherers who probably arrived from Siberia through ...

Wyoming Historical Society | Welcome to the living history of Wyoming

The Wyoming Historical Society began in 1953 and is made up of members across Wyoming, as well as from outside the borders of Wyoming and the United States.

Wyoming State Archives - State of Wyoming

We have lots of digital resources that you can explore from home. Check out links to our historical photos, newspapers, maps, interviews and more

Wyoming - Wikipedia

The Transcontinental Railroad supplanted the wagon trails in 1867 with a route through southern Wyoming, bringing new settlers and the establishment of founding ...

Indigenous People in Wyoming and the West - WyoHistory.org

With the help of scholars, tribal elders and educators on the Wind River Reservation. we offer more about the history and culture of the Eastern Shoshone, ...

History | Jackson, WY

Familiar names in the area including Davey Jackson, John Colter, Jedediah Smith and William Sublette came to this valley in the early 1800s. In 1811, Wilson ...

BLM Wyoming History - Bureau of Land Management

BLM public lands in Wyoming have led the way in energy development. Over the years, Wyoming has been first in coal, trona, bentonite and uranium production.

Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal

Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal is published quarterly by the Wyoming Historical Society in association with the Wyoming State Parks ...

History of Cheyenne

Cheyenne was proclaimed to be "a City of the First Class" organized under the provisions of the State of Wyoming with all the powers and obligations thereto on ...

History - Town of Wyoming - Kent County Delaware

Reverend Pierce was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of West Camden for a short period after its construction and dedication in 1865. In this same year, ...

History of Laramie, Wyoming | visitlaramie.org

Learn more below about our western roots, heritage, settlement, and more on how the town of Laramie, Wyoming became what we know today.

Wyoming Pictures and Facts - National Geographic Kids

HISTORY. People lived on the wide open plains of what's now Wyoming at least 12,000 years ago. Signs of these long-ago inhabitants include an ancient 245 ...

Wyoming History Day

Wyoming History Day, administered by the American Heritage Center, occurs every year in April. National History Day engages students in grades 6-12.

Wyoming State History for Kids - Ducksters

The land was inhabited by a large number of Native American tribes. Some of the major tribes were the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, Ute, and Shoshone.

University of Wyoming Department of History

Native American peoples inhabited and visited the landscape encompassed within Wyoming for centuries prior to the founding of the University of Wyoming (UW) in ...

Wyoming History

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (1-2 hours), Travel to Historic Trails West (20 minutes), Covered Wagon Ride on the Oregon Trail & Camp Cook Out ( ...