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GRAND TETON
Guidebook 1940 |
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Arno B. Cammerer, Director
CONTENTS
Cover (Riders get Intimate Views of Peaks)
History of the RegionThe Teton Range
Jackson Hole
The Work of Glaciers
Wildlife
Trees and Plants
Naturalist Service
Administration
Trails
Mountain Climbing
Fishing
Boating
Accommodations and Miscellaneous Services
How to Reach the Park
Historic Events
| 1807-8 | Discovery of the Tetons by John Colter. |
| 1811 | The Astorians crossed Teton Pass. |
| 1810-45 | "The Fur Era" in the Rocky Mountains, which reached its height between 1825 and 1840. |
| 1829 | Capt. William Sublette named Jackson Hole after his partner in the fur trade, David Jackson. |
| 1832 | Rendezvous of fur trappers in Pierre's Hole; Battle of Pierre's Hole. |
| 1843 | Michaud attempted an ascent of the Grand Teton. |
| 1860 | Jim Bridget guided Capt. W. F. Reynolds' expedition through Teton country. |
| 1872 | William H. Jackson, with Hayden geological survey party, took first photographs of Tetons. |
| 1877 | Hayden survey party of Orestes St. John made geological studies in the Tetons. |
| 1879 | Thomas Moran painted the Teton Range. |
| 1884 | The first settlers entered Jackson Hole. |
| 1897 | Teton Forest Reserve created. |
| 1898 | The first major Teton peaks scaled (Buck Mountain and Grand Teton). |
| 1909 | The Upper Gros Ventre landslide. |
| 1925 | The Lower Gros Ventre landslide. |
| 1927 | The Gros Ventre flood. |
| 1929 | Grand Teton National Park created and dedicated. |
| 1930 | The last major Teton peaks scaled (Nez Perce and Mount Owen). |
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