Golden Anniversary Monument

The two plates record statehoods a week apart, and the Wyoming one was dedicated on Idaho's day. Idaho entered the Union on July 3, 1890. Wyoming waited until July 10, after a fight over its women: its constitution kept the vote they had held since 1869, and in March 1890 the House passed its statehood bill only 139 to 127, with opponents objecting to admitting a state where women voted. The Senate's margin was easier, 29 to 18. A few yards off stands a separate stone, Oregon Trail 1847, about the emigrant road along the Bear.

What the plaque says

Wyoming Golden anniversary 1940 Admitted to statehood July 10, 1890 Dedicated by the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming July 3, 1940 Idaho 50 years of statehood 1940 Admitted July 3, 1890 Dedicated by the 50 Years of Statehood Committee

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• National Oregon/California Trail Center — 15 mi
  Emigrants came down off Big Hill and camped in the clover here. Brigham Young renamed the town; the trail center brings the camp back in costume.
• Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge — 15 mi
  The Bear River crosses this marsh twice: once in a canal into Bear Lake, and once in another canal on its way back out.
• Bear Lake — 23 mi
  The Caribbean of the Rockies — a turquoise lake straddling the Utah-Idaho border
• Bear Lake Raspberry Shakes — 26 mi
  Legendary raspberry milkshakes from locally grown berries

More markers nearby

• Thomas Fork — 1.0 mi
• Big Hill — 9.6 mi
• McAuley's Road — 9.6 mi
• Cokeville — 9.9 mi