Fun note. Wyoming cheated into becoming a state. The population was not high enough to be considered a state so they counted a "census" at every train stop in the state double, triple or more counting people passing through or traveling from one town to another then submitted that as the population.
Archive: https://archive.today/M63DQ
From the post:
>Despite those concerns, the Wyoming Statehood narrowly passed the U.S. House by a 139-127 margin. The bill had an easier time in the U.S. Senate, where a 29-18 margin approved it. President Benjamin Harrison signed the Wyoming Statehood Act into law on July 10, 1890.
Fun note. Wyoming cheated into becoming a state. The population was not high enough to be considered a state so they counted a "census" at every train stop in the state double, triple or more counting people passing through or traveling from one town to another then submitted that as the population.
Archive: https://archive.today/M63DQ
From the post:
>>Despite those concerns, the Wyoming Statehood narrowly passed the U.S. House by a 139-127 margin. The bill had an easier time in the U.S. Senate, where a 29-18 margin approved it. President Benjamin Harrison signed the Wyoming Statehood Act into law on July 10, 1890.
(post is archived)