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  Wyoming Corporation, Wyoming LLC
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  Wyoming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wyoming was the location of the Johnson County War of 1892 which was fought between large cattle operations and free ranging interests.
Wyoming is one of the most conservative and, in national politics, most staunchly Republican states in the nation.
Wyoming sports the lowest population of any state and the lowest population density of the continental 48 states; however, non-contiguous Alaska's population density is lower, although its total population is higher.
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 Encyclopedia: Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming was adopted by the second legislature in 1893, revised by the sixteenth legislature in 1921.
Wyoming Territory was an organized territory of the United States that was existed from 1868 until its admission to the Union as the State of Wyoming in 1890.
Wyoming The political units and divisions of the United States include the several states, which units are typically divided into counties and townships, and incorporate cities, villages, towns, and other types of municipality, and other autonomous or subordinate public authorities and institutions; and the federal state, which unit is the United...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wyoming   (7726 words)

  
 WYOMING FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wyoming was also the first state in the Union to elect a woman governor, Nellie_Tayloe_Ross in 1925 see List_of_Wyoming_Governors.
Wyoming was the location of the Johnson_County_War of 1892.
Wyoming is one of the most conservative and most Republican states in the nation.
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 Wyoming State Symbols - Wyoming State Seal - The United States of America
The most prominent feature of Wyoming's seal is the central figure of a woman standing before a banner which reads "Equal Rights".
Wyoming bears the honorable distinction of being at the forefront of states advocating equal rights for men and women, well before the turn of the century.
On either side of the shield are the dates 1869 and 1890, which represent, respectively, the date that Wyoming organized as a Territory, and the date that Wyoming gained statehood.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/seals/wy_seal.htm   (214 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Wyoming
Wyoming, the forty-fourth state admitted to the American Union, derives its name from the Delaware Indian word "Maughwauwama", signifying mountains with large plains between.
Wyoming, according to population, contributed a larger percentage of volunteer soldiers to the service of the Government during the Spanish-American War than any other state, and was the first state to report troops mustered in and ready for service.
The State of Wyoming is carved out of territory obtained from four principal annexations comprising the main land west of the Mississippi River, viz.: the Louisiana purchase (1803); the Oregon Country by discovery, settlement, and treaty (1792, 1805, 1811, 1819, 1846), the Texas annexation (1845); and the Mexico concession (1848).
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 Cheyenne, Wyoming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, a state of the United States of America.
It is the county seat of Laramie County and the largest city in Wyoming.
As the capital of the Wyoming Territory and the only city of any consequence, as well as being the seat of the stockyards where cattle were loaded on the Union Pacific Railroad, the city's Cheyenne Club was the natural meeting place for the organization of the large well-capitalized ranches, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.
www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cheyenne,_Wyoming   (1025 words)

  
 Wyoming's State Flag & Seal (Geobopological Survey)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wyoming’s state seal was adopted in 1893 and revised in 1921.
The seal also depicts a cattleman and a miner, along with the words “Oil,” “Mines,” “Livestock,” and “Grain.” Lamps from which burn the Light of Knowledge are portrayed on top of pillars bearing these words.
Wyoming’s state flag was adopted on January 31, 1917.
www.geobop.com /world/NA/US/WY/Flag.htm   (279 words)

  
 Wyoming Statehood -- 50th Anniversary
The timetable for Wyoming's territorial status and statehood was accelerated by the construction of the transcontinental railroad across its southern tier of counties.
For variety, it was decided to use the Wyoming state seal, which heralds preeminence in suffrage for women, as the basis for its design.
Wyoming became the first state to install women to the offices of justice of the peace, in 1870; state superintendent of public instruction, in 1894; and as governor, in 1924.
www.casperstartribune.net /articles/2004/07/04/news/community/3bc841f682f9b40587256ec700184a8d.txt   (372 words)

  
 Wyoming Trivia Answer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Thomson was elected Wyoming's first female Secretary of State in 1962 and was reelected in 1966 by the biggest majority ever received in Wyoming by a candidate for a partisan (affiliated with a political party) office.
Currently, the Wyoming Secretary of State serves as ex-officio Lieutenant Governor and as Acting Governor in the absence of the Governor and opens the session of the State House of Representatives every year.
The Secretary of State also is the official keeper of the Great Seal of Wyoming and the trademarked Bucking Horse & Rider, the well-known symbol which appears on the state's license plates and in many other places.
wyomuseum.state.wy.us /answers/March00TThompson.html   (487 words)

  
 Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
The seal was adopted by the state legislature in 1893.
The design is completed by the dates 1869 and 1890, representing the years Wyoming became a territory and a state, respectively.
The seal appeared on the flank of the bison, suggesting the Western tradition of branding animals.
www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?wyoming   (264 words)

  
 TITLE 8: CHAPTER 3 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, FLOWER, BIRD AND OTHER SYMBOLS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On either side of the pedestal and standing at the base thereof, shall be male figures typifying the livestock and mining industries of Wyoming.
On the ribs of the buffalo shall be the great seal of the state of Wyoming in blue.
The seal shall be in diameter one-fifth (1/5) the length of the flag.
legisweb.state.wy.us /statutes/titles/title08/chapter03.htm   (1131 words)

  
 About the USA - Travel & Geography > Wyoming
Wyoming was also the first state to elect a woman governor.
Wyoming's tourist attractions are among the most spectacular and well-known in the nation.
Wyoming also is home to Devils Tower, the nation's first national monument, and Grand Teton National Park, the site of some of the West's most beautiful mountain scenery.
usa.usembassy.de /wyoming.htm   (537 words)

  
 Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wyoming’s state symbol is the bucking horse and rider.
Now Wyoming is very orderly and the only place your going to see a gunfight is at a show or a recreational or national park.
Wyoming's flag is a flag with a red border with a blue background color and a white imprint of a buffalo.
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 trib.com, wyoming tour, wyoming in general   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ross was elected Governor of Wyoming in 1925.
Wyoming is also known as the "Equality State", because Wyoming women became the first in the nation to obtain the right to vote.
The two dates on the Great Seal of The State of Wyoming, 1869 and 1890 commemorate the organization of the Wyoming Territory and the admission of the state of Wyoming into the Union.
www.trib.com /WYOMING/wgen.shtml   (1516 words)

  
 Wyoming --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Wyoming adopted its seal in 1893, three years after becoming a state.
The meadowlark is the state bird of Wyoming.
The first area in the country to be set aside from commercial exploitation was Yellowstone National Park, most of which lies within the Wyoming rectangle.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article?tocId=9277816&query=wyoming   (865 words)

  
 Wyoming Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The centerpiece of the Wyoming flag is a bison branded with the state seal.
The rest of the flag is set against a blue to honor the gorgeous blue skies found there and the mountainous region, which historically, stand for fidelity and justice.
The seal of Wyoming depicts a woman standing on a pedestal and holding a banner for equal rights.
www.special-tplus.com /wyoming-flag.html   (278 words)

  
 American Flag & Gift > U.S. State Flags > Wyoming
Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote and hold public office.
The two dates, 1869 and 1890, tell when Wyoming organized its first government as a territory of the United States and when it became a state.
The white border stands for purity and the red one which stands for the blood of early pioneers and the original Indian population.
www.anyflag.com /state/wyoming.htm   (237 words)

  
 Wyoming (U.S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Wyoming state flag was designed by Verna Keyes and was adopted on January 31, 1917.
The great seal of Wyoming is on the bison, once the monarch of the plains.
The original design of the Wyoming flag had buffalo facing the fly, but the design was changed since the buffaloes weather the blizzards, etc. on the Great Plains by facing *into* the wind.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-wy.html   (469 words)

  
 Wyoming State Flag
he Wyoming State flag competition, advertised throughout the state, was noticed by Wilbur Parke Keays and he suggested to his daughter Verna that she submit a Wyoming State flag design to the DAR.
Much humorous wrangling took place over whether the Wyoming State flag bison should be changed to a donkey, an elephant or a moose, representing the current political makeup of the state at that time.
In the end, the bison remained and the Wyoming State flag bill was passed and the Wyoming State flag adopted on January 13, 1917.
unitedstatesamericanflags.com /wyoming_state_flag.htm   (606 words)

  
 Wyoming Society of Certified Public Accountants   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Wyoming Accountancy Law was sponsored by Leslie A Miller in the Wyoming Legislature of 1911.
In 1927 the writer was made chairman of a committee to draft the constitution, by-laws, certificate and seal of the Wyoming Society of Certified Public Accountants.
It is composed of an open book (ledger), seal, scroll, ink and quill, with the words centered on the scroll “Organized 1921,” all balanced with the scales (of weight and justice) and enlightened by a rising sun (truth) as a background.
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 The State Flags of Colorado and Wyoming - Two of America's Best! (Geobop's Symbols)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And the state seal on Wyoming’s flag is advertised as a cattle brand—make that a bison brand.
The seal reminds the world that Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote.
Wyoming gained status as a territory in 1869, the year Wyoming women won the right to vote.
www.geobop.com /symbols/Flags/world/na/us/co   (1813 words)

  
 Wyoming - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For other places with this name, See Wyoming.
Wyoming sports the second lowest population density of the states; only Alaska's is lower.
The 5 largest religious denominations in Wyoming are Roman Catholic (19%), Lutheran (9%), Baptist (9%), "Christian" (9%), Mormon (7%).
open-encyclopedia.com /WY   (374 words)

  
 About the Wyoming State Historical Society Seal
Mr Pratt explained the seal was so designed to depict the Indian and the pioneer past of the state.
The book represents the written record of the past, and the quill pen and wagon represent the tools which were important to the progress of the west.
The seal, in addition to being incorporated in a notary seal press for use on Society legal documents, is imprinted on:
www.wyshs.org /seal.htm   (178 words)

  
 Wyoming Exemption Information
It is in "duplicate" form, which is one white sheet attached to a yellow sheet that will be separated, probably by the county or state health officer after he signs it.
Daycare and Preschools: Must be obtained from the *Wyoming Department of Health.
A Wyoming court case in which the religious exemption was confirmed.
www.vaclib.org /exempt/wyoming.htm   (443 words)

  
 Original Artwork: Mel Crawford: Great Seal of Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: )
While the subject of state seals is generally thought to be a very serious one, at least in the case of Wyoming, history offers an amusing anecdote.
According to the newspaper, Wyomingites learned that the lady in their state seal -- supposed to represent equality -- could be conceived as a Greek slave, and the platform on which she stood could, in fact, be a beer vat for soaking her corns.
As a result of all the subsequent furor, the seal was nullified and it was not until 1893 that the original, correct design was lawfully put into use.
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 Official Seal of the University of Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The "Official Seal of the University of Wyoming" was created in 1886, when the University was founded.
The current University Seal was redesigned in 1980 when the year "1886" replaced the word "Laramie" at the bottom.
The use of the University’s seal is very restricted.
uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu /uwlicensing/official_seal_of_the_university_.htm   (67 words)

  
 Wyoming maps and information page
Once the exclusive land of prehistoric creatures, nomadic hunters and American Indians tribes, Wyoming truely defines the rugged outdoors with a natural beauty second to none.
The great state of Wyoming is visited by over 8 million tourists annually, and its a magnet for all lovers of the outdoors.
Wyoming is the second highest state in the United States, and because of that elevation, conditions are normally on the dry side.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/wy.htm   (877 words)

  
 Wyoming Secretary of State - Services
A PDF copy of the Wyoming Constitution and links to the Legislative Service Office.
Media releases issued by the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office
Information about the State of Wyoming's redistricting project.
soswy.state.wy.us /division.htm   (173 words)

  
 Wyoming Medical Center
Over the past century, Wyoming Medical Center has relied on a number of traditions – especially a commitment to excellence – to become Wyoming’s largest, most comprehensive healthcare facility, serving people from every corner of the state.
As we approach another century of service, we hope you value these traditions as much as we do.
At Wyoming Medical Center, we believe patients have the right to receive safe, quality care from highly skilled and competent nursing professionals.
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 Wyoming Secretary of State - Notaries Public Information
A notary public is a public officer who, upon application, is commissioned by the Secretary of State for a four-year term and holds an office of trust and profit.
List of statutes applicable to Wyoming notaries public
Return to Wyoming Secretary of State Table of Contents
soswy.state.wy.us /notary/notary.htm   (132 words)

  
 WyomingNetwork, featuring Wyoming and western stores and western products
Serving: Wyoming residents and businesses with website design, e-commerce, community websites, a Wyoming search engine, and more.
A Wyoming rancher sews them when he comes in from the ranch.
WYOMINGNETWORK STORES - Many great stores featuring Wyoming
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 Green Seal: Find a Certified Product
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