Abby Perlinski

10/18/11

Period 1

Computer # 18

California State Song: Fifty States, California, October 25,2011, http://www.fiftystates.com

• State Name: Wyoming• Capital: Cheyenne• Population: 563,626,000• Entered the Union: July 10, 1890, as the 45th State• Motto: Equal Rights• Nickname: The Equality State• Flower: Indian Paintbrush• Bird: Meadowlark• Song: Wyoming• Meaning behind name: The name Wyoming is based on an

Algonquin Indian word meaning large prairie place.• Weather: warm, but not as warm as other parts of the US.

Average temperature is 92 degrees F.• Interesting Facts: 1. All of the street signs in Wyoming are printed

in both English and American Sign Language. 2. The biggest city in Wyoming is smaller than the smallest city in California. 3. Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote. 4. The JCPenney stores were started in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

About Wyoming!

Pictures

Enchanted Learning, Wyoming, October 18, 2011,http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/wyoming/

This is a picture of the state Wyoming’s map, and it lists the capital on the right side of the picture.

This is a picture of Wyoming’s state flag, which is red, white, and blue, with the state animal (the buffalo) in the middle.

Enchanted Learning, Wyoming, October 18, 2011,http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/wyoming/

Jewelry Mall, Jade Jewelry, October 18, 2011,http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/jade.html

This is a picture of a jade necklace, jade is the gem from Wyoming.

More Pictures

All pictures on this slide are from: Awesome America, Wyoming, October 20th, 2011, http://awesomeamerica.com/wyoming/

This is a picture of an ancient postcard, about Cheyenne, the Capital of Wyoming.

Post Cards From America, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Wyoming, October, 25, 2011, http://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/990802.html

Postcard # 1

This picture is of a guy riding a horse, in Wyoming, and trying to catch another one, in what looks like a horse show.

Post Cards From America, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Wyoming, October, 25, 2011, http://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/990802.html

Postcard # 2