Whats In A Wyoming Name

Wyoming is a big place. We might have the smallest population, but when it comes to size, we have the 10th biggest territory of any state in the country. If you travel across its vast terrain, you might get a little dirty in one of these weird Wyoming landmarks...

This morning, I was looking up a story about the legendary Led Zeppelin and I stumbled across a doozy.  According to a web article titled "10 Little Known Facts About Led Zeppelin", a small town in Northwestern Wyoming once voted to change its name to Led Zeppelin, Wyoming...

It’s tempting to think that the Johnson County seat is named for the mighty bison, but it wasn’t.

Born of English parents in the Virgin Islands, Edward Ivinson decided to seek opportunity in the West and arrived in Laramie at the age of 38 to sell dry goods in a log building.

They called him The Pathfinder. John C. Fremont headed west in 1842 on a mission to map the Oregon Trail, and he made the first thorough exploration of South Pass, guided by mountain man Kit Carson.

In 1867, a 25 year old from Massachusetts, Amasa Converse, arrived in Cheyenne and set up shop selling hardware and home furnishings.

They called him the Daniel Boone of the Rockies. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Jim Bridger became one of the West’s leading mountain men.

The locals called him “Dad,” and in 1900, C.H. Worland – originally from Missouri -- opened the first post office and stage station on a spot along the Bridger Trail.

Born into a prominent Virginia family, David Jackson came to the Rockies when he was 33 and was soon teamed up with two other mountain men in the booming fur trade.

Many Wyoming places are named for the wealthy and powerful. Edward David worked for one of them – Joseph Carey, one of the state’s first US senators and governors.