History of Wyoming men. In 1871, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden led a formal geological survey of the area, the result of which ultimately convinced Congress to set aside the region. Yellowstone National Park became the world's first National Park in 1872. In August 1886, the U.S. Army was given administration of the park. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the new National Park Service. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance, and researchers have examined more than 1,000 archaeological sites. Most of Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming. Wyoming is also home
Esterbrook, Wyoming Esterbrook, Wyoming Esterbrook is a village, and the locus of a same-named census-designated place (CDP), in Converse County, Wyoming, United States in the Medicine Bow National Forest. The population was 52 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 32 people, 16 households, and 12 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 9.4 people per square mile (3.6/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 30.1/sq mi (11.6/km²).