So, you think you know everything there is to know about Wyoming? Well, here are some things you probably don’t know about our great state. No matter how long you’ve lived here, there are always new and exciting things to learn about our state.

  1. Wyoming developed the first business LLC concept in the United States.

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM The first limited liability company was formed in Wyoming in 1977.

  1. Wyoming was the first state to establish professional registration for engineers.

Flickr/DaveBleasdale

  1. The Gillette Syndrome concept originated in Gillette, Wyoming.

Flickr/J. Stephen Conn The concept originated from the social impact of rapid population growth, in this case, due to an increase in coal mining.

  1. During the 1880s, Cheyenne was the wealthiest city in the country due to the cattle industry and the gold rush.

Flickr/Ken Lund

  1. Wyoming is home to America’s hottest fishing spot…Flaming Gorge.

By David B. Gleason - Flaming Gorge Reservoir, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31299298

  1. More than 48% of the land in Wyoming is owned by the United States government.

Flickr/Bureau of Land Management

  1. Northern Wyoming wanted to join portions of Montana and South Dakota to form a state called ‘Absaroka’.

Flickr/Charles (Chuck) Peterson

  1. There are over 600 species of wildlife in Wyoming.

Flickr/PROI-Ting Chiang

  1. Wyoming is home to a pyramid.

By Jack Boucher - Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress); Call Number HABS WYO,1-LARAM,1; Survey number HABS WY-72; digital id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wy0049. This photograph is in the public domain because it is original work of the US Federal Government., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2027552 The pyramid, located in Albany County near Laramie, serves as a memorial to the Ames brothers who were responsible for the construction of the first coast to coast railroad in America.

  1. Wyoming is the only state to have a monument dedicated to a prostitute.

By Jsedvm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26800380 Mother Featherlegs was a prostitute who lived near Lusk, Wyoming. She got her name from the ruffled lace underwear that she wore. She was murdered during a robbery in 1879.

What obscure facts do you know about Wyoming?

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM

The first limited liability company was formed in Wyoming in 1977.

Flickr/DaveBleasdale

Flickr/J. Stephen Conn

The concept originated from the social impact of rapid population growth, in this case, due to an increase in coal mining.

Flickr/Ken Lund

By David B. Gleason - Flaming Gorge Reservoir, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31299298

Flickr/Bureau of Land Management

Flickr/Charles (Chuck) Peterson

Flickr/PROI-Ting Chiang

By Jack Boucher - Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress); Call Number HABS WYO,1-LARAM,1; Survey number HABS WY-72; digital id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wy0049. This photograph is in the public domain because it is original work of the US Federal Government., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2027552

The pyramid, located in Albany County near Laramie, serves as a memorial to the Ames brothers who were responsible for the construction of the first coast to coast railroad in America.

By Jsedvm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26800380

Mother Featherlegs was a prostitute who lived near Lusk, Wyoming. She got her name from the ruffled lace underwear that she wore. She was murdered during a robbery in 1879.

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