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Abortion was a criminal offence in Wyoming in 1950. Less-restrictive abortion legislation was introduced in 1997 but not passed. In 2013, a fetal heartbeat bill was introduced in the Wyoming House of Representatives but never made it out of committee. In January 2017, a mandatory ultrasound law went into effect, however, it lacked an ...
The Lincoln Monument is a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Russin, 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (3.8 m) high and resting on a 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) granite pedestal, [1] at the Summit Rest Area on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming. Russin originally erected the sculpture in 1959 nearby on Sherman Hill, overlooking the old U.S. Highway 30 (Lincoln ...
Alcohol law in Texas varies significantly by location. In some counties, 4% beer is legal. In others, beverages that are 14% or less alcohol are legal. In some "dry" areas, a customer can get a mixed drink by paying to join a "private club", and in some "wet" areas a customer needs a club membership to purchase liquor by-the-drink.
January 20, 1961 [ 2 ] Independence Rock is a large granite rock, approximately 130 feet (40 m) high, 1,900 feet (580 m) long, and 850 feet (260 m) wide, which is in southwestern Natrona County, Wyoming along Wyoming Highway 220. During the middle of the 19th century, it formed a prominent and well-known landmark on the Oregon, Mormon, and ...
Ten Sleep was an American Indian rest stop, so called because it was 10 days' travel, or “10 sleeps,” from Fort Laramie (southeast), [16] Yellowstone National Park (west-northwest) [citation needed], and the Indian Agency on the Stillwater River in Montana (northwest) [citation needed].
Devils Tower (Bear Lodge) Matȟó Thípila (), Daxpitcheeaasáao [1]Highest point; Elevation: 5,112 ft (1,558 m) NAVD 88 [2] Coordinates: 3]: Geography; Location: Crook County, Wyoming, United States: Parent range: Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills: Topo map: USGS Devils Tower: Geology; Mountain type: Laccolith: Climbing; First ascent: William Rogers and Willard Ripley, July 4 ...
Wyoming (/ waɪˈoʊmɪŋ / ⓘ wye-OH-ming) [ 8 ] is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With a population of 576,851 in 2020, [ 9 ] Wyoming is ...
Red Desert (Wyoming) Coordinates: 41°49′29″N 108°17′12″W. The Killpecker Sand Dunes of the Red Desert support a wide range of wildlife and vegetation, ranging from elk who use the adjoining sagebrush steppe for shelter to aquatic organisms that thrive in snowmelt ponds. Photo by the Bureau of Land Management.