GRAND TETON
Guidebook
1941
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary

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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Newton B. Drury, Director

CONTENTS

Cover (Teton Glacier and the Grand Teton Copyright, Crandall)

History of the Region
The 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

1807-8Discovery of the Tetons by John Colter.
1811The Astorians crossed Teton Pass.
1810-45"The Fur Era" in the Rocky Mountains, which reached its height between 1825 and 1840.
1829Capt. William Sublette named Jackson Hole after his partner in the fur trade, David Jackson.
1832Rendezvous of fur trappers in Pierre's Hole; Battle of Pierre's Hole.
1842Michaud attempted an ascent of the Grand Teton.
1860Jim Bridger guided Capt. W. F. Reynolds' expedition through Teton country.
1872William H. Jackson, with Hayden geological survey party, took first photographs of Tetons.
1877Hayden survey party of Orestes St. John made geological studies in the Tetons.
1879Thomas Moran painted the Teton Range.
1884The first settlers entered Jackson Hole.
1897Teton Forest Reserve created.
1898The first major Teton peaks scaled (Buck Mountain and Grand Teton).
1909The Upper Gros Ventre landslide.
1925The Lower Gros Ventre landslide.
1927The Gros Ventre flood.
1929Grand Teton National Park created and dedicated.
1930The last major Teton peaks scaled (Nez Perce and Mount Owen).


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