Wyoming State Government
Wyoming has origins from the Algonquian chwewamink, meaning at the big river flat. There is another theory, however, that states Wyoming comes from a word for mountains and valleys alternating.
Capital: Cheyenne
Largest Cities: Casper, Cody, Douglas, Evanston, Gillette, Jackson, Laramie, Powell, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Thermopolis
Present Constitution Drafted : 1890
Entered Union: July 10, 1890 (44)
Motto: “Equal Rights”
State Flower: Indian Paintbrush
State Tree: Cottonwood
State Bird: Western Meadowlark
