Gillette Wyoming Real Estate | Gillette Homes For Sale | Relocation

Article

Know Your Wyoming History?

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN WYOMING HISTORY

         1. Wyoming has the first national monument, first national park, and first national forest. What are they?

         2. What is the oldest continually operating county library system in the United States?

         3. In 1932, two prospectors named Cecil Main and Frank Carr found something in the Pedro Mountains of Wyoming. What did they find?

         4.  What are the qualifications to hunt a jackalope?

         5. Which came first: the University of Wyoming, or Wyoming becoming the 44th state?

         6. Yellowstone Drug in Shoshoni is a popular spot for tourists traveling through the state to stop and have a bite to eat. They are known for their malts and shakes. What is the record number of malts and shakes served in one day?

        7. Which Wyoming city is known as the "Energy Capital of the Nation?"

        8. What is the wealthiest county in the United States?

        9. What mineral has its largest known reserve in the world in Wyoming?

       10. Who owns the most land in Wyoming: the state government, private individuals, the federal government, or businesses?

ANSWERS

        1. First national monument: Devils Tower (1906); first national park: Yellowstone National Park (1872); first national forest: Shoshoni National Park (1891).

        2. Established in 1886, the Laramie County Library System in Cheyenne is the oldest continually operating county library system in the U.S.

        3. They found the Pedro Mountain Mummy, a 14-17 inch tall artifact. Many believe it si a Nimerigar, a race of little people from Shoshoni legends. It currently is missing and there is a $10,000 reward for it.

        4. The official rules say to hunt a jackalope, the hunter can only hunt between midnight and 2 am on June 31 and may not have an IQ above 72. Despite the rules, the Chamber of Commerce in Douglas still issues hunting licenses every year.

        5. The University of Wyoming. UW became a university in 1886 and Wyoming was not an official state until four years later in 1890 when Congress passed the bill and it was signed by President Benjamin Harrison to make Wyoming a state.

        6. 727 on May 29, 2000. This is amazing, especially since the town of Shoshoni only has about 650 people. The total number of shakes and malts sold in 2006 was 45,136.

        7. Gillette. Gillette is home to many coal mines, and Wyoming produces more coal than any other state in the entire United States.

        8. Teton County in Wyoming. Jackson Hole, where the "billionaires are pushing out millionaires," is in Teton County.

        9. Trona. Trona is used for making glass and water softeners, among other things.

      10. The federal government. It owns about the half the land in Wyoming.