Stephen Leek's Camera Conservation

Stephen Leek's Camera Conservation (HM1PLJ)

Location: Moran, WY 83013 Teton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 55.809', W 110° 38.367'

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Stephen Leek pioneered the first conservation movement in Jackson Hole. Starting out as a fishing and hunting guide, he later became a passionate campaigner for the Jackson elk herd. Leek's glass plate photographs of starving and dead elk nationally publicized the tragic effects of winter habitat loss. In 1912, Congress approved the creation of the National Elk Refuge.
The establishment of the National Elk Refuge marked an important change in attitudes about land use here.
Once opposed, homesteaders began to support the government purchase of land for conservation.
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HM NumberHM1PLJ
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Placed ByDepartment of the Interior National Park Service and Wyoming Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, November 26th, 2015 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 528940 N 4864177
Decimal Degrees43.93015000, -110.63945000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 55.809', W 110° 38.367'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 55' 48.54" N, 110° 38' 22.02" W
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Area Code(s)307
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Leeks Marina Rd, Moran WY 83013, US
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