Capital
City: |
Cheyenne |
|
Nickname: |
Equality
State / Cowboy State |
Motto: |
Equal
Rights. |
Statehood: |
July
10, 1890 (44th) |
Origin
of State's Name: |
Based
on an Algonquin Indian word meaning "large prairie place" |
Largest
City: |
Cheyenne |
Border
States: |
Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah |
Land
Area: |
97,105
sq. mi., 9th largest |
State
Bird: |
Western
Meadowlark |
State
Flower: |
Indian
Paintbrush (castilleja linariaefolia) |
State
Tree: |
Cottonwood
(populus sargentii) |
State
Song: |
Wyoming |
E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S.
House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |