Historical Marker Search

You searched for City|State|Country: , wy us

Page 7 of 11 — Showing results 61 to 70 of 108
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKR_off-the-hook_Yellowstone-National-Park-WY.html
Before Fishing Bridge closed to fishing in 1973, visitors fished here elbow to elbow - their hooks snagging each other as well as passing motorists. Regulations were changed when park managers realized that fishing from the bridge was decimating t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKN_cutthroat_Yellowstone-National-Park-WY.html
After the ice sheet on Yellowstone Lake breaks up in May and grinds downstream beneath Fishing Bridge, you can witness a spawning frenzy. Cutthroat trout lay millions of eggs in the riverbed gravel within sight of the bridge. Spawning season has a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKB_the-clubhouse_Jackson-WY.html
On June 15, 1897John and Maggie Simpson donated landon which to build aGatheringplace for residents of the valley.=====================This structure became known as the Clubhouse and originally housed the gun club. The Clubhouse also became a com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKA_the-million-dollar-cowboy-bar_Jackson-WY.html
The Teton Country HistoricPreservation Boardhas presented this award inrecognition of maintaining andpreserving a building50 years or older.The Million Dollar Cowboy Barwas built in the early 1930's.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJK_john-colter_Jackson-WY.html
First white man in Wyoming.Passed this way in1807 and discoveredYellowstone ParkDedicated by theHistorical Landmark Commissionof WyomingJuly 4, 1939
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJJ_the-jackson-town-square_Jackson-WY.html
Created in 1932 as George Washington Memorial Parkhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby theUnited States Department of Interior2003
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJH_the-crandall-studio_Alta-WY.html
This building was constructed in 1925as a photo store and art galleryby photographer & painter Harrison Crandall.Crandall remained in business until 1958when the building was acquired bythe Grand Teton Lodge Company.Originally located near String …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJF_from-rancher-to-conservationist_Moose-WY.html
J. Pierce Cunningham settled here in Jackson Hole in the 1880s despite the hardships of winter. He initially opposed the expansion of Grand Teton National Park but later became an advocate. He teamed up with neighbor Josiah "Si" Ferrin t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJE_shrinking-teton-glaciers_Moose-WY.html
In the past 40 years the Teton, Teepee, and Middle Teton glaciers on the peaks in front of you have lost 25 percent of their total surface area. Glaciers show us that our climate changes. They serve as icy reservoirs, accumulating snow and ice dur…
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…
PAGE 7 OF 11