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The human history of the U.S state of Wyoming stretches back roughly 13,000 years, to the period when humans first migrated to North America from Asia. Stone projectile points associated with the Clovis, Folsom, and Plano cultures have been discovered throughout Wyoming. In the Big Horn Mountains there is a medicine wheel that was constructed between 800 and 900 years ago. It is believed that the Big Horn medicine wheel is part of a larger complex of sites in northern Wyoming that show 7000 years of human use.[1] When White explorers first entered the region, they encountered numerous American Indian tribes including the Arapaho, Bannock, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Sioux, Shoshone and Ute.
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French explorers first entered Wyoming in the 1700s,[2] and all or part of the current state has been claimed by Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, and finally the United States. In the early 1800s, the region was occupied by Native Americans and later small numbers of European trappers. In the mid-1800s, large numbers of emigrants passed through Wyoming on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails, but few stayed permanently in the area. The arrival of the transcontinental railroad in the late 1860s spurred population growth and permanent settlement, with led to the creation of the Wyoming Territory in 1868.
Further settlement led to the creation of the State of Wyoming in 1890. Wyoming has remained among the least populated states since its creation, but has become an important energy producer and renowned for its natural spaces. The first National Park, National Forest, and National Monument were all located in Wyoming.