Wyoming Trivia (Renamed)

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Here's a hint. It's less then 250.

Well I got the 4000 right for city.

Let's see if I can get the rest correct now.

I believe it's 200 pop. to be a town.

I read an old statute from when Kaycee wanted to become an incorporated town and back then the pop. had to be 250, then somewhere it must have jumped up to 500 and then in 1999 the legislation dropped it back down to 200.

I still have no idea about pop. size for a village, other than it's any size as long as it's not incorporated or it's called a village if the pop. is below 200.

[ElkHunter]

Seems there may be some conflict in references. The data I have is out of a book of facts on Wyoming. It says,

City, over 4000
Town, over 150
Village, under 150

As far as incorporated towns, any and all can be incorporated if they are willing to have a post office and man it.

For instance, Wyarno is 5 people, but they have a post office. Recluse used to be population of less then 5 but they had a post office.

But those are the numbers according to my reference. But I did find a place on the internet that had different numbers.

So go for it, it's your turn.

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Seems there may be some conflict in references. The data I have is out of a book of facts on Wyoming. It says,

City, over 4000
Town, over 150
Village, under 150

As far as incorporated towns, any and all can be incorporated if they are willing to have a post office and man it.

For instance, Wyarno is 5 people, but they have a post office. Recluse used to be population of less then 5 but they had a post office.

But those are the numbers according to my reference. But I did find a place on the internet that had different numbers.

So go for it, it's your turn.

It's funny that here in WY we call a settlement of 4000 people a city when smaller states than WY have towns with populations around what we have in our entire state.

Okay, this one will probably be an easy one.

Where is the World's Oldest Cabin located and what is so unique about it?

[WyoNewk]

Pretty easy with Google. I'd never heard of it before.

"It is billed as "the world's oldest cabin." The structure, made of fossilized dinosaur bones, stands on the Carbon-Albany County line just east of Medicine Bow. Even though the "construction blocks" are ancient, the cabin itself dates only from about 1932 or 1933 when Thomas Boylan, owner of the adjacent service stop, assembled it from bones he'd been collecting for some 15 years." Interesting reading!

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

Pretty easy with Google. I'd never heard of it before.

"It is billed as "the world's oldest cabin." The structure, made of fossilized dinosaur bones, stands on the Carbon-Albany County line just east of Medicine Bow. Even though the "construction blocks" are ancient, the cabin itself dates only from about 1932 or 1933 when Thomas Boylan, owner of the adjacent service stop, assembled it from bones he'd been collecting for some 15 years." Interesting reading!

You are correct!! Now it's your turn.

[WyoNewk]

Thanks Wyoquilter. I'm learning a lot about Wyoming from this thread.


One of the most famous Western expeditions was led by Ferdinand Hayden in 1871 to survey and map the Rocky Mountains for the U.S. Geological Survey. He brought two men with him, a photographer and an artist, who recorded numerous scenes around what was to become Yellowstone National Park. Name those two men.

[Claim Jumper]

The artist Thomas Moran accompanied him on the expedition of 1871, as did frontier photographer William Henry Jackson. Both artist and photographer created works which bolstered Hayden’s arguments for the preservation of Yellowstone.

[WyoNewk]

You got it, Claim Jumper. Your turn.

[Claim Jumper]

This fort was built in the late 1800's. It was used to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail. During its two-year existence, the fort was the focal point of battles between the U.S. Army and Indian tribes opposed to intrusions into their hunting grounds.

name the fort and town its in/near

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Claim Jumper

This fort was built in the late 1800's. It was used to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail. During its two-year existence, the fort was the focal point of battles between the U.S. Army and Indian tribes opposed to intrusions into their hunting grounds.

name the fort and town its in/near

Fort Phil Kearny near Story Wyoming.