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 II:
THE GENESIS OF NATIONAL PARK ROAD STANDARDS 1883-1890

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Yellowstone National Park — 1883
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives

Kingman and Stivers
Lt. Dan Kingman, United States Corps of Engineers and Lt. R.C. Stivers, 9th Infantry, 1885
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives

United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers at Mammoth Hot Springs, 1880s
Courtesy Yellowstone National Park Archives

KIngman
Captain Kingman (2nd from right) in camp at Mammoth Hot Springs, 1886
Photography F. J. Haynes


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