There is evidence of prehistoric human habitation in the region known today as the U.S. state of Wyoming stretching back roughly 13,000 … See more

The influx of emigrants and settlers into the state led to further encounters with the native people there, and settler military presence along the trails increased; military posts such as Fort Laramie were established. In 1851, representatives from the United States … See more

In 1870, roughly three-eights of Wyoming's population was foreign born, coming primarily from Ireland, Germany and England. The See more

Europeans may have ventured into the northern sections of the state in the 18th century. Most of the southern part of modern-day … See more

The route later known as the Oregon Trail was already in regular use by traders and explorers in the early 1830s. The trail snakes across … See more

In 1866, Nelson Story Sr. drove approximately 1000 head of Texas Longhorns to Montana through Wyoming along the See more

The name "Wyoming" was used by Representative J. M. Ashley of Ohio, who introduced the Ashley Bill to Congress to provide a … See more