wyoming timeline

Fur Trading and the Oregon Trail

Equality

Yellowstone

Becoming a State

First Woman Governor

In the early 1800s, European fur traders such as John Colter and Jim Bridger, venture into Wyoming in search of furs and trade routes. Later, thousands of pioneers travel through Wyoming on the Oregon Trail in search of a better life.

In 1869, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote and hold public office,

earning it the nickname, "The Equality State".

Yellowstone National Park is established in 1872. It is the world's first national park, and is located primarily in Wyoming, but also in parts of Montana and Idaho.

On July 10, 1890, Wyoming becomes the 44th state in the United States.

Nellie Tayloe Ross, who was an educator and a

politician, became the 14th governor of Wyoming and the first woman governor in the United States in 1925.

Wyoming History

Fur Trading and the Oregon Trail

Equality

Yellowstone

Becoming a State

First Woman Governor

In the early 1800s, European fur traders such as John Colter and Jim Bridger, venture into Wyoming in search of furs and trade routes. Later, thousands of pioneers travel through Wyoming on the Oregon Trail in search of a better life.

In 1869, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote and hold public office,

earning it the nickname, "The Equality State".

Yellowstone National Park is established in 1872. It is the world's first national park, and is located primarily in Wyoming, but also in parts of Montana and Idaho.

On July 10, 1890, Wyoming becomes the 44th state in the United States.

Nellie Tayloe Ross, who was an educator and a

politician, became the 14th governor of Wyoming and the first woman governor in the United States in 1925.

Wyoming History

Fur Trading and the Oregon Trail

Equality

Yellowstone

Becoming a State

First Woman Governor

In the early 1800s, European fur traders such as John Colter and Jim Bridger, venture into Wyoming in search of furs and trade routes. Later, thousands of pioneers travel through Wyoming on the Oregon Trail in search of a better life.

In 1869, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote and hold public office,

earning it the nickname, "The Equality State".

Yellowstone National Park is established in 1872. It is the world's first national park, and is located primarily in Wyoming, but also in parts of Montana and Idaho.

On July 10, 1890, Wyoming becomes the 44th state in the United States.

Nellie Tayloe Ross, who was an educator and a

politician, became the 14th governor of Wyoming and the first woman governor in the United States in 1925.

Wyoming History