Wyoming Timeline History

The Hayden expedition in Wyoming as photographed by William Henry Jackson ? 1742-1743: Francois Louis Verendyne entered Wyoming, discovered Big Horn Mountains 1803: Louisiana Purchase completed, included present day Wyoming 1806: American John Colter discovered Yellowstone, named area "Colter's Hell'; explored Teton Mountains 1812: Robert Stuart discovered South Pass through Rocky Mountains 1822: General William Ashley established trading post on Yellowstone River 1827: Ashley's group took first wheeled vehicle, a four-pounder cannon, across South Pass 1830: Kit Carson arrived in Wyoming 1832: Capt. B. L. E. Bonneville led first wagons through South Pass; established Fort Bonneville 1833: Bonneville discovered oil near Wind River Mountains 1834: First permanent trading post, Ft. Laramie, established 1842: Fort Bridger established; Capt. Fremont led expedition to Wyoming, discovered Fremont Peak; Gold discovered near South Pass 1849: U. S. purchased Fort Laramie 1854: Grattan Massacre occurred near Fort Laramie 1867: Cheyenne founded; Transcontinental Railroad entered Wyoming 1868: Wyoming Territory created 1869: Women received right to vote 1872: Yellowstone Park became first national park 1877: Arapahoe Indians moved to Wind River Reservation 1885: Chinese Massacre occurred at Rock Springs 1890: Wyoming admitted into Union as 44th state 1897: First Cheyenne Frontier Days celebrated 1906: Devils Tower established, first national monument in U. S. 1918: Prohibition passed; uranium discovered near Lusk 1923: Kemmerer mine explosion killed ninety-nine 1925: Nellie Tayloe Ross became first woman governor in U. S.; Teapot Dome Scandal occurred 1933: Nellie Tayloe Ross named first woman director of U. S. Mint 1949: Blizzard paralyzed entire state 1978: World's largest radio telescope built on Jelm Mountain 1979 - 1980: Cheyenne received 121 inches of show 1988: Devastating fire in Yellowstone National Park burned more than one million acres 2000: Dick Cheney elected Vice President of U.S. Try Amazon Prime Video For Free