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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 210 

Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 23, 2015 

Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. BARRASSO) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming. 

Whereas Wyoming became a State on July 10, 1890; 

Whereas Wyoming, as the Equality State, celebrates firsts for 

women of Wyoming, including— 

(1) Louisa Swain, who in 1870, was the first woman 

to vote in an election in Wyoming and the United States; 

(2) Esther Hobart Morris, who in 1870, was the 

first woman in the United States to be appointed Justice 

of the Peace; and 

(3) Nellie Tayloe Ross, who in 1924, was the first 

woman in the United States to serve as governor; 

Whereas Wyoming celebrates several firsts in land conservation, including— 

(1) the first national park, Yellowstone National 

Park, established in 1872; 


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(2) the first national forest, Shoshone National Forest, established in 1891; and 

(3) the first national monument, Devil’s Tower, established in 1906; 

Whereas Fort D.A. Russell, established in 1867 and proclaimed by President Hoover in 1930 as F.E. Warren Air 

Force Base, is the oldest continuously active military installation in the Air Force, and is located west of Cheyenne, Wyoming; 

Whereas the Wyoming Air National Guard was established in 

1946 and the Wyoming Army National Guard was established in 1970 to serve under the Wyoming Military Department as a federal military reserve force; 

Whereas Wyoming is among the top 5 energy producers in 

the United States; 

Whereas Wyoming is the largest coal producer in the United 

States, producing nearly 40 percent of all coal mined in 

the United States and providing nearly 40 percent of all 

electricity generated in the United States; 

Whereas Wyoming is home to the largest reserves of uranium 

ore in the United States and produces more uranium 

than any other State; 

Whereas Wyoming is a leading producer of oil and natural 

gas; 

Whereas Wyoming, with one of the lowest tax rates in the 

United States, is one of the States most friendly to business; 

Whereas in 1977, Wyoming was the first State to establish 

a limited liability corporation (LLC) statute; 


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Whereas in 1902, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, James Cash 

Penney opened his first store, the Golden Rule, which 

subsequently grew into the J.C. Penney chain; 

Whereas in 1968, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, John ‘‘Taco’’ Turner opened up the Taco House, which one year later became Taco John’s, the now popular fast food chain; 

Whereas Wyoming has 15,846 miles of fishing streams and 

297,633 acres of fishing lakes that support 31 species of 

game fish; 

Whereas Wyoming provides winter habitat for nearly 

1,000,000 big game animals; 

Whereas the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming is 

home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho 

tribes; 

Whereas since 1897, Wyoming has celebrated cowboy heritage at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor 

rodeo in the world; and 

Whereas in 2010, Wyoming was the first State to adopt an 

official State code of ethics: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate commends and celebrates 

2 Wyoming and the people of Wyoming on the 125th anni3 versary of the State of Wyoming. 

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