The State of Wyoming


Wyoming Flag
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Flag:  adopted in 1917
Admitted To Union:  July 10, 1890--44th State
Flower:  Indian paintbrush (1917)
Seal:  the great seal (1921)
Bird:  meadow lark (1927)
Tree:  cottonwood (1947)
Motto:  “Equal Rights” (1955)
Nickname:  Big Wyoming, Equality State, Cowboy State
Song:  “Wyoming” (1955)
Gemstone:  Jade (1967)
Size:   97,914 square miles, 9th largest state
Mammal:  Bison (1985)
State Sport:  Rodeo (2003)
State fish:  Cutthroat Trout (1987)


Sources:  Dobler, Lavinia, “I Didn’t Know That About Wyoming”, Wolverine Gallery, Basin, Wyoming, 1984.

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