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Rocky Mountain National Park
Administrative History 1915-1965

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Table of Contents

Cover

Abstract

Foreword and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 — The Pioneers of the Estes Park and Grand Lake Regions

Chapter 2 — Enos Mills and the Creation of the Park

Chapter 3 — The Early Years and the Transportation Controversy

Chapter 4 — Colorado vs. Toll

Chapter 5 — The Cede-Jurisdiction Controversy

Chapter 6 — Roads and Trails of the Park

Chapter 7 — The Depression and the CCC

Chapter 8 — The Colorado-Big Thompson Project

Chapter 9 — Wildlife Management

Chapter 10 — The Naturalists

Chapter 11 — Winter Sports and Hidden Valley

Chapter 12 — Inholdings, Concessions and Boundary Extensions

Chapter 13 — The Park Rangers

Conclusion

Appendix — Superintendents of Rocky Mountain Park

Bibliography

Map — Rocky Mountain National Park

a photo of Elizabeth Burnell, the nation's first female nature guide  

Did You Know?
Rocky Mountain National Park licensed the nation’s first female nature guides in 1917. Sisters Ester and Elizabeth Burnell learned the naturalist trade from advocate and author Enos Mills.

Last Updated: June 11, 2009 at 11:19 EST