WYOMING History and Important People For many years the Wyoming region was divided into two parts. The section west of the Continental Divide was part of three territories first Oregon, then Utah and Idaho. Eastern Wyoming was included in Nebraska and Dakota. Finally, in 1868, these sections were united into Wyoming Territory. The following year legislature granted that woman had the right vote and the right to hold office the first such legal recognition in the …showed first 75 words of 1261 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1261 total…Wyoming region was only a link in the long overland trails to Oregon, California, and Salt Lake Valley. The chief means of transportation were two-wheeled carts, pack animals, and covered wagons. As settlements grew up in the state itself, stagecoaches were used to carry both passengers and freight. Many of the old stage routes later became modern highways. The state no longer has its railway service. Tree: Cottonwood Flower: Indian paintbrush Bird: Meadowlark Mammal: Bison