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Great seal

Great seal

The first Wyoming Territorial Seal ordered drawn on May 19, 1869, by Territorial Governor John A. Campbell, the day he officially took office. (Wyoming State Library)

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On May 19, 1869, John A. Campbell took the oath of office as territorial governor, giving Wyoming an organized government. He called for creation of a territorial seal, describing it in a proclamation.

“A mountain with a locomotive and train of cars crossing over its summit. Near the summit a spring of water, from which flow[s] two streams, one to the east, and one to the west.”

The design sought shovel, pick-ax, shepherd’s crook and plow.  An elk would be at the top and “Let us have Peace” was the motto.

Officials used the seal until the Legislature adopted a new one in December 1869, according to the Wyoming State Library, which published this copy of the seal. Wyoming became a state on July 10, 1890.

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Other territorial officials appointed along with Campbell were Edward M. Lee, secretary; John H. Howe, chief justice; and William T. Jones and John W. Kingman, justices.

For more, see Wyoming State Archives and General laws, resolutions and memorials of the Territory of Wyoming at Google books.

 


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Angus M. Thuermer Jr. is the natural resources reporter for WyoFile. He is a veteran Wyoming reporter and editor with more than 35 years experience in Wyoming. Contact him at [email protected] or (307) 690-5586. Follow Angus on Twitter at @AngusThuermer

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