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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NMJ_young-restless-and-still-rising_Moran-WY.html
Imagine the Teton Range and the valley in front of you like two parts of a giant hinge. The Earth's crust stretches and breaks into two blocks along the 40-mile-long Teton fault. Fractures generate large earthquakes along the fault. The western bl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NMC_grand-teton-national-park_Moran-WY.html
Welcome to Grand Teton National Park, an area of impressive scenery and abundant wildlife. The park consists of more than 300,000 acres, including the heart of the Teton Range and most of the valley called Jackson Hole. Grand Teton lies within the…
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The Jackson Lake Lodge introduced a new standard for national park architecture in the 1950s. This building marked the transition in national parks from rustic to modern design. Famed architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood revolutionized park archite…
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has been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis lodge possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America2003National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJA_cattle-king-of-wyoming_Moran-WY.html
Ranchers cultivated the fields surrounding you for cattle and horse grazing. The Elk Ranch, once located here, was the largest cattle ranch in Jackson Hole.In 1914 cattle rancher Josiah Davis Ferrin, nicknamed "Uncle Si," secured a lucra…
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This slow-moving channel of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend sustains many different animals. Every year thousands of visitors come here to see them.Like you, Indian tribes such as Shoshone, Bannock, Blackfoot, Crow, Nez Perce and Gros Ventre have be…
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He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved, unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV57_the-teton-range_Moran-WY.html
Young, Restless, and Still RisingIn geologic time, these mountains are the energetic teenagers of the Rocky Mountain chain, active, growing, yet sculpted by erosion.The Rise of the RangeNine million years ago, the earth's crust broke into two rect…