Wyoming Centennial ~ Kemmerer, Wyoming
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N 41° 47.538 W 110° 32.390
12T E 538233 N 4626818
This Wyoming Centennial plaque is mounted on the brick wall of the Lincoln County War Memorial near the southeast corner of the Lincoln County Courthouse at 925 Sage Avenue in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Waymark Code: WMG88V
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2013
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From the official Wyoming web site:
The musical name, "Wyoming," was used by J.M. Ashley of Ohio, who, as early as 1865, introduced a bill to Congress to provide a "temporary government for the territory of Wyoming." It was to be formed from portions of the Dakota, Utah and Idaho territories. The bill was referred to a committee where it rested until 1868. During debate on the bill in the U.S. Senate in 1868, other possible names were suggested, such as Cheyenne, Shoshoni, Arapaho, Sioux, Platte, Big Horn, Yellowstone, Sweetwater and Lincoln. "Wyoming" was already commonly used and remained the popular choice.
The name Wyoming was adopted from two Delaware Indian words, MECHEWEAMI-ING. To the Indians it meant "at the big plains," or "on the great plain," certainly appropriate for Wyoming.