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In the early 1800's explorers, pioneers,[http://www.thefurtrapper.com/ fur traders] (mountain men), fort builders like [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/btrail/jimbridger.html Jim Bridger] and [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/trailsdemo/index.htm emigrant trails] began to cross the land. John Jacob Astor worked to establish a [http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/bridger2.html cross continental route for fur trade]. This would be followed by missionaries, fortune seekers, soldiers, [[Pony Express]] riders, telegraph operators, and cattle drivers. Big game hunts lured in the English and French nobility. Railroad builders, coal miners, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_5_205/ai_66680709/ cattle barons], cowboys, sheep owners and herders, outlaws and rustlers, [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The_Great_Diamond_Hoax_of_1872.html diamond swindlers], brave homesteaders, and settlers all had either success or tragic results in their quest to make a new life out of this land rich in resources and expanse.<ref>''Wyoming, a guide to its history, highways, and people''By Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Wyoming, Federal Writers' Project, T. A. Larson. Compiled by Federal Writers' Project. Contributor T. A. Larson. Edition: illustrated, Published by U of Nebraska Press, 1981. ISBN 0803268548, 9780803268548. 490 pages. Full text is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=sObNp2jHduEC Google books] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6789923 Worldcat]</ref> | In the early 1800's explorers, pioneers,[http://www.thefurtrapper.com/ fur traders] (mountain men), fort builders like [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/btrail/jimbridger.html Jim Bridger] and [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/trailsdemo/index.htm emigrant trails] began to cross the land. John Jacob Astor worked to establish a [http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/bridger2.html cross continental route for fur trade]. This would be followed by missionaries, fortune seekers, soldiers, [[Pony Express]] riders, telegraph operators, and cattle drivers. Big game hunts lured in the English and French nobility. Railroad builders, coal miners, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_5_205/ai_66680709/ cattle barons], cowboys, sheep owners and herders, outlaws and rustlers, [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The_Great_Diamond_Hoax_of_1872.html diamond swindlers], brave homesteaders, and settlers all had either success or tragic results in their quest to make a new life out of this land rich in resources and expanse.<ref>''Wyoming, a guide to its history, highways, and people''By Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Wyoming, Federal Writers' Project, T. A. Larson. Compiled by Federal Writers' Project. Contributor T. A. Larson. Edition: illustrated, Published by U of Nebraska Press, 1981. ISBN 0803268548, 9780803268548. 490 pages. Full text is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=sObNp2jHduEC Google books] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6789923 Worldcat]</ref> | ||
Read more: Wyoming, state, United States: History — [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0862023.html#ixzz1BFhCMS00The Infoplease.com]. | Read more: Wyoming, state, United States: History — [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0862023.html#ixzz1BFhCMS00The Infoplease.com]. The [http://www.50states.com/flag/wyflag.htm Flag for Wyoming] features the words "Livestock", "Mines", "Grains" and "Oil" representing Wyoming's wealth of resources. | ||
==Time Line== | ==Time Line== | ||
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*'''1562 to 1890: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_Wyoming Territorial Evolution] of present day Wyoming. | *'''1562 to 1890: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_Wyoming Territorial Evolution] of present day Wyoming. | ||
*'''1803: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase Louisiana Purchase Treaty] signed on April 30, 1803 which included most of present day Wyoming. | *'''1803: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase Louisiana Purchase Treaty] signed on April 30, 1803 which included most of present day Wyoming. | ||
*'''1807: | *'''1807: '''John Colter, first known white man in Wyoming, entered Togwotee Pass near Jackson Hole. [http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/NKAA/subject.php?sub_id=32 Edward Rose] is first American settler in Wyoming in the Big Horn Basin. | ||
*'''1807: '''[http://thefurtrapper.com/ Fur trading] post establish November 1807 at the junction of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Rivers. | *'''1807: '''[http://thefurtrapper.com/ Fur trading] post establish November 1807 at the junction of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Rivers. | ||
*'''1825: '''Beginning of annual Mountain Man [http://thefurtrapper.com/?s=rendezvous Rendezvous]. | *'''1825: '''Beginning of annual Mountain Man [http://thefurtrapper.com/?s=rendezvous Rendezvous]. | ||
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*'''1853:''' [http://mormonhistoricsites.org/fort-supply/ Ft. Supply], first agricultural settlement, established by Latter-day Saints near Ft. Bridger. Deserted and burned in 1857. | *'''1853:''' [http://mormonhistoricsites.org/fort-supply/ Ft. Supply], first agricultural settlement, established by Latter-day Saints near Ft. Bridger. Deserted and burned in 1857. | ||
*'''1856: '''[http://ultimatewyoming.com/sectionpages/sec5/extras/handcartdisaster.html Martin and Willie Handcart Company] disaster near Devil's Gate and South Pass. | *'''1856: '''[http://ultimatewyoming.com/sectionpages/sec5/extras/handcartdisaster.html Martin and Willie Handcart Company] disaster near Devil's Gate and South Pass. | ||
*'''1860: | *'''1860: '''From <u></u>23 April 1860 to 24 October 1861 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Express Pony Express] provided fast mail service. See also [[Pony Express]] | ||
*'''1861: '''2 Mar 1861 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Territory Dakota Territory] established. It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming. | *'''1861: '''2 Mar 1861 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Territory Dakota Territory] established. It included all of present-day North and South Dakota and most of Montana and Wyoming. | ||
*'''1862:''' Fort Halleck (1862-1866) established on [http://www.travelwyoming.com/listing/saratoga/overland-trail Overland Trail]. Overland stage line changed route from Oregon Trail to Overland (Cherokee) Trail in southern Wyoming. | *'''1862:''' Fort Halleck (1862-1866) established on [http://www.travelwyoming.com/listing/saratoga/overland-trail Overland Trail]. Overland stage line changed route from Oregon Trail to Overland (Cherokee) Trail in southern Wyoming. | ||
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*''The History of Wyoming from the Earliest Known Discoveries: from the earliest known discoveries. In three volumes. Vol. 1'' <ref>Coutant, Charles Griffin, ''The History of Wyoming from the Earliest Known Discoveries: from the earliest known discoveries. In three volumes. Vol. 1''. Published by Chaplin, Spafford 1899. Item notes: v. 1. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Sep 15, 2006. 712 pages Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=BBye7I6RVKgC Google Books] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6351752 Worldcat 6351752]</ref> | *''The History of Wyoming from the Earliest Known Discoveries: from the earliest known discoveries. In three volumes. Vol. 1'' <ref>Coutant, Charles Griffin, ''The History of Wyoming from the Earliest Known Discoveries: from the earliest known discoveries. In three volumes. Vol. 1''. Published by Chaplin, Spafford 1899. Item notes: v. 1. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Sep 15, 2006. 712 pages Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=BBye7I6RVKgC Google Books] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6351752 Worldcat 6351752]</ref> | ||
*[http://wyoming.gov/history.aspx Wyoming History] | *[http://wyoming.gov/history.aspx Wyoming History] online | ||
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