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Old 10-27-2009, 09:23 AM
 
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Two different names, not a name that includes two words.

Hint: the difference is subtle.
Would that town/city be Casper? It was originally called Fort Caspar but due to a spelling error in the clerk's office it became Casper instead.
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Old 10-27-2009, 10:07 AM
 
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You got it.

Things to do in Casper WY: Wyoming City Guide by 10Best
While it may be easy for you to handle the name "Caspar," some of the city's earliest residents struggled with the spelling. Thus, we have Casper, Wyoming, named in honor of the US Army outpost that once stood there. The outpost, in turn, was named after Caspar Collins, a young lieutenant killed in battle when his party was ambushed by the Lakota and Cheyenne. Because Army correspondences were so sporadic in those days, Casper and Caspar became interchangeable. When the city received its charter in 1889, it was as Casper. And the name has stuck ever since..
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Old 10-27-2009, 11:07 PM
 
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You got it.

Things to do in Casper WY: Wyoming City Guide by 10Best
While it may be easy for you to handle the name "Caspar," some of the city's earliest residents struggled with the spelling. Thus, we have Casper, Wyoming, named in honor of the US Army outpost that once stood there. The outpost, in turn, was named after Caspar Collins, a young lieutenant killed in battle when his party was ambushed by the Lakota and Cheyenne. Because Army correspondences were so sporadic in those days, Casper and Caspar became interchangeable. When the city received its charter in 1889, it was as Casper. And the name has stuck ever since..
Hey all sorry for not getting back witha question sooner, but something happened to a fiber cable and our phones and computer have been out. I'm just now able to get back online.

Okay, Now for my question.

What does Virginia and WY have in common?
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Old 10-28-2009, 07:42 AM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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Hey all sorry for not getting back witha question sooner, but something happened to a fiber cable and our phones and computer have been out. I'm just now able to get back online.

Okay, Now for my question.

What does Virginia and WY have in common?
They are the only two states that don't have a motto on their license plates.
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Old 10-28-2009, 08:37 AM
 
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They are the only two states that don't have a motto on their license plates.
You are correct! Your turn.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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haha I was quick to answer that one because I had it wrote down and was going to ask it next. Now I gotta find a question.

A first happened in Laramie Wyoming in 1871. A woman, voted in a General Election. She was the first woman in the UNITED STATES to vote in a General Election. Who was it?
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Old 10-29-2009, 07:22 AM
 
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haha I was quick to answer that one because I had it wrote down and was going to ask it next. Now I gotta find a question.

A first happened in Laramie Wyoming in 1871. A woman, voted in a General Election. She was the first woman in the UNITED STATES to vote in a General Election. Who was it?
Louisa Ann Swain
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Old 10-29-2009, 09:53 AM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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Louisa Ann Swain
Great job! Your turn.
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Old 10-29-2009, 01:53 PM
 
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Great job! Your turn.
Thank-you, thank-you very much!!

Okay, What did prospectors Cecil Main and Frank Carr discover while digging for gold in 1932? Where was this discovery made?
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Old 10-30-2009, 10:01 AM
 
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Good Halloween question. They found the Pedro Mountains Mummy.

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Pedro Mountains Mummy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pedro Mountain Mummy (also called the Dwarf Mummy of Wyoming) is a small (approximately 40 centimeters or 14 inches)[1] mummified corpse, that was found in 1932 by two prospectors named Cecil Main and Frank Carr in a cave in the Pedro Mountains in Wyoming.
Very strange story about it here http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseof...notesweris.htm
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