That finally occurred on this day in 1890, when, under legislation signed by President Benjamin Harrison, Wyoming became the 44th state to join the Union. The road to statehood had begun in 1888 ...

Originally, the village of Wyoming was known as Brand's Iron Works, because the main local industry was Samuel Brand's iron foundry. That name dates back to 1757, according to some accounts, or at ...

And one struck the heart of the Wyoming Valley nearly 129 years ago on Aug. 19, 1890. “A cyclone is the last phase of destruction that anyone would have imagined could harm Wilkes-Barre or the ...

They share a border, a birth month (July 1890) and even – for a few brief heady months in 1863 – membership in the “Idaho Territory.” So why are so many people leaving Wyoming while Idaho ...

The territories of Utah (1870), Washington (1883) and Montana (1887) would follow, and, in 1890, when Wyoming was admitted to the Union, its state constitution granted women voting rights.

Only the hardiest of souls ever lived at the now-abandoned JO Ranch in southern Carbon County. The ranch’s stone buildings, ...

Wyoming first became a territory in 1868 and was formed from portions of the Dakota, Utah and Idaho territories. In 1890, Congress declared Wyoming the 44th state. 2. With slightly more than ...

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