Wyoming between the Sierra Madre Mountains and the Snowy Range near Grand Encampment. Once government-sponsored expeditions to the Yellowstone country began, reports by Colter and Bridger, previously believed to be apocryphal, were found to be true. This led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park, which became the world's first national park in 1872. Nearly all of Yellowstone National Park lies within the far northwestern borders of Wyoming. On December 10, 1869, territorial Governor John Allen Campbell extended the right to vote to women, making Wyoming the first territory and then United States state to grant suffrage to women. In addition,
Overfield Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Overfield Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Overfield Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2010 census. Lake Winola is located in Overfield Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26.4 km²), of which, 9.9 square miles (25.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (3.24%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 612 households, and 438 families residing in the township. The population density was 155.1 people per square mile