Dayton
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Dayton was named for banker, Joseph Dayton Thorn. It was established in 1882 and gained fame in 1911 when Susan Whissler, the first woman mayor in the nation was elected. Dayton is also home to Wyoming’s first rodeo held in the 1890s.
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