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,
Farson, Wyoming Farson, Wyoming Farson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 313 at the 2010 census. Farson is located at (42.171927, -109.420096). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 77.8 square miles (201.4 km²), of which, 75.4 square miles (195.4 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²) of it (3.02%) is water. Farson lies at the intersection of US 191 and Wyoming Highway 28 (the South Pass Highway). It is 40 miles north of Rock Springs and about 45 miles southwest of South