United States, Wyoming
Legh Freeman, publisher of The Frontier Index in Kearny, Nebraska, claimed that it was he who first suggested Wyoming as the name for this portion of the Dakota Territory. Wyoming comes from the Dakota "mscheweamiing" meaning "at the big flats" or "large plains."
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elcome to America in all its natural majesty. Welcome to Wyoming!
Wide-open grasslands and spectacular scenery. From Grand Teton to Yellowstone National Park, from the Shoshone National Forest to the Eastern Great Plains, Wyoming is beautiful and breathtaking. Natural wonders that have inspired everyone -- Native Americans, gold-rush bound 49'ers, and even occasional extra-terrestrials (Wyoming's Devil's Tower is that awesome backdrop for the landing in Close Encounters of the Third Kind).
