50 States: Wyoming | CJBOSOX's Blog

"50 States is a 50 part series where I will take a look at each of the 50 US States"

Wyoming - The Equality State

Capital: Cheyenne

Largest City: Cheyenne

Admitted: July 10, 1890 (44th State)

Population: 493,782

Sports

Baseball

Casper Ghosts (Advances Rookies League)

Pioneer League

Southern Division

Football

Wyoming Cavalry (American Indoor Football Association)

Western Conference

Western Division

NCAA Sports

University of Wyoming Cowboys

Familiar Faces

John Buck

MLB Catcher

Kansas City Royals

Born in Kemmerer, Wyoming

Tom Browning

Former MLB Pitcher

Pitched a Perfect Game

Born in Casper, Wyoming

Curt Gowdy

Sportscaster

Boston Red Sox, NBC Sports

Born in Green River, Wyoming

10 Quick Facts

1. Wyoming's license plates feature a man on a bucking bronco.

2. Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote.

3. Yellowstone is the first official National Park in the United States in 1872.

4. Devils Tower was designated as the first National Monument in 1906.

5. Wyoming leads the country in coal production (in 1994 it made 3 million tons per week).

6. The JCPenney stores were started in Kemmerer.

7. Wyoming has the lowest population of all 50 United States.

8. Cody Wyoming is named after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

9. The majority of Yellowstone Park lies within the boundaries of Wyoming.

10. The Red Desert in south central Wyoming drains neither to the east nor to the west. The continental divide splits and goes around the desert on all sides leaving the basin without normal drainage.

FanNation Representitives

If your from Wyoming let me know, I will include you!

Thats it for Edition 2 of 50 States. The Next edition is going to be Washington. If you are from Washington or know a member who is from Wasington please contact me so I can include you in the FanNation Representitives section. If you feel I missed something, or would like to be added to the FN Reps section please let me know.

Thanks For Reading

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April 1, 2008 05:40 PM ET

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cool.

Anthony E-is out.

Easton , PA

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April 1, 2008 06:42 PM ET

That's pretty cool....

I work across the street from where Ryan Sandberg went to high-school, and down the street from where Adam Morrison and John Stockton went to college.