Yellowstone
Historic Resource Study
The History of the Construction of the Road System in Yellowstone National Park, 1872-1966
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Part One: The History of the Construction of the Road System in Yellowstone National Park, 1827-1966 and the History of the Grand Loop and the Entrance Roads


CHAPTER I:
THE EARLY YEARS 1872-1883

Baronett Bridge
Baronett Bridge over Yellowstone River — 1879
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives

C.J. Baronett
C.J. "Yellowstone Jack" Baronett built the first bridge over the Yellowstone River om 1871.
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives

Philetus W. Norris
Philetus W. Norris, Second Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, 1878
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives

P.W. Norris Party Entering Upper Firehole Basin, August 30, 1878.
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives


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