Here Are 8 Things They Don’t Teach You About Wyoming In School
The Cowboy State is packed with an interesting history! In fact, it’s hard to cover all of it, even in 13 years of schooling. Here are a few facts about Wyoming that might have gotten skipped over in your classes, but that we find fascinating.
He liked to write at guest ranches - he wrote "Death in the Afternoon" and "To Have And Have Not" in the 1930s while visiting the L Bar T Ranch outside of Cody. He even married his (third) wife in Cheyenne!
The land wasn't taken over by the United States until the end of the Mexican-American War, in 1848.
At least, that's what Hollywood wants you to think. Those Russian tundra scenes in Rocky IV? Filmed in Jackson Hole and in the park.
The Triceratops was given the honor in 1994. The Cowboy State is an important destination for palentologists.
The other two? Utah and Colorado. There must be something in the air around here.
Most of that land is protected as national parks, wildlife and recreation areas, monuments, forest, historic sites, and even fish hatcheries.
They're both in Casper and both in banks - First Interstate Bank downtown, and Hilltop Bank on the outskirts of town.
He was a rodeo bronc named Old Steamboat that earned a reputation as being unrideable in the early 1900s. The logo we're familiar with today was trademarked in 1936.
What are your favorite fun facts about Wyoming? Let us know in the comments!
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