Wyoming Territory
The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The boundaries of the Wyoming Territory were identical to those of the modern State of Wyoming.
| Territory of Wyoming | |||||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||||
| 1868–1890 | |||||||||||||
Coat of arms
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The Wyoming Territory in 1872 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Cheyenne | ||||||||||||
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| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||||
| • Motto | Cedant arma togae ("Let arms yield to the gown") | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Organic act | July 25, 1868 | ||||||||||||
| July 10, 1890 | |||||||||||||
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