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that the state of Wyoming is named after the Wyoming valley of Pennsylvania. Wyoming County, in northeastern PA was established nearly 50 years earlier than Wyoming the state

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Fun Fact: that the state of Wyoming is named after the Wyoming valley of Pennsylvania. Wyoming County, in northeastern PA was established nearly 50 years earlier than Wyoming the state

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