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"Wyoming," lyrics by C.E. Winter, music by G.E. Knapp, was designated the official state song of Wyoming in 1955. All State Songs

LYRICS

Wyoming designated English as the official state language in 1996. Over 30 states have adopted official languages, including native and sign languages. All State Languages

Wyoming Statutes Chapter 6

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

8 6 101. English as official language of Wyoming.

According to the Wyoming Secretary of State; "The name Wyoming is a contraction of the Native American word mecheweamiing ("at the big plains"), and was first used by the Delaware people as a name for the Wyoming Valley in northeastern Pennsylvania."

According to another source (Ben's Guide to U.S. government Kids pages), the name Wyoming is based on an Algonquin Indian word meaning "large prairie place."  All State Name Origins

The nickname for Wyoming is The Equality State (Wyoming's state motto also focuses on equality; Equal Rights). All State Nicknames

Wyoming designated western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) as the official state grass in 2007 (Wyoming also recognized an official state shrub in 2016). All State Grasses & Plants

A dominant species in the Central and Northern Great Plains, western wheatgrass is a tough native prairie grass providing hay and pasture for wild and domestic animals.

Cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki) was designated the official state fish of Wyoming in 1987. All State Fish

Native to the western part of North America, cutthroat trout are named for an orange mark behind the lower jaw. There are several subspecies of cutthroat trout that vary greatly in appearance and live in a variety of habitats. All cutthroat trout return to their native streams to lay their eggs (spawn).

Wyoming was one of the last states to ratify an official state flag in 1917. All State Flags

Wyoming's great seal was adopted in 1893 and revised in 1921. All State Seals

Wyoming designated jade (nephrite) as the official state gemstone in 1967. Nephrite jade was discovered in Wyoming in the 1930s, which resulted in a "jade rush" that lasted several decades. All State Gemstones

Jade is a compact, opaque gemstone that ranges from dark green to almost white in color. Wyoming's state gemstone is the nephrite variety of jade; polished nephrite has an oily luster.

Wyoming designated the horned toad (Douglassi brevirostre, actually a lizard), as the official state reptile in 1993. All State Reptiles

Commonly called a "horned toad"* because of its rounded, toad-like shape, the horned lizard is a genus of short-tailed, short-legged lizards in the iguana family, about 3-5 inches in length.