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[edit] Yellowstone National Park History

Philetus Norris

Exploration
- Cook-Folsom-Peterson Expedition - 1869 exploration of Yellowstone river and lake
- Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition - 1870 exploration of Yellowstone river, lake and Firehole river basin
  - Fort Ellis - Starting point of the Washburn Expedition
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
Native Americans
- Nez Perce National Historic Trail - Nez Perce tribe traversed Yellowstone during Nez Perce War of 1877
People
- Explorers
  - Robert Adams, Jr. - U.S. Geological Surveys 1871-1875
  - Jim Bridger - Mountain man familiar with Yellowstone region (1856)
  - John Colter - First person of European descent to visit Yellowstone region
  - Lt.Gustavus C. Doane - U.S. Army Cavalry escort during Washburn expedition of 1870
  - Truman C. Everts - former U.S. Assessor for the Montana Territory, member of Washburn Expedition
  - Warren Angus Ferris - Early Yellowstone region trapper
  - Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden - U.S. Geological Surveys 1871-1875
  - Nathaniel P. Langford - Member of Washburn expedition and first park superintendent
  - Alexander Ross (fur trader) - Early fur trader in Yellowstone region
  - Osborne Russell - Early trapper to visit region and describe the Lamar Valley (1834)
  - Cyrus Thomas - agricultural statistician and entomologist on the 1871 Hayden survey
  - Henry D. Washburn - Leader of Washburn expedition
- Park superintendents and administrators
  - Horace M. Albright - Park superintendent (1919-1929)
  - Frazier Boutelle - Park superintendent (1889-1890)
  - Harry W. Frantz - Director of publicity 1923 - named Grand Loop Road
  - Philetus Norris - Second park superintendent
- Park rangers
  - Harlan Kredit - Park ranger (1972-present)
  - Harry Yount - First park ranger
- Engineers and architects
  - Hiram M. Chittenden - U.S. Army Engineer
  - Dan Christie Kingman - U.S. Army Engineer
  - Herbert Maier - Yellowstone architect (1929-31)
  - Robert Reamer - Old Faithful Inn architect
- Photographers, artists and illustrators
  - Heinrich C. Berann - Panoramic artist
  - Albert Bierstadt - Early Yellowstone artist
  - Frank Jay Haynes - Official park photographer 1884-1921
  - William Henry Jackson - US Geological Survey photographer 1869-1878
  - Thomas Moran - Early Yellowstone artist - guest member of 1871 Hayden Geological Survey
  - Birger Sandzén - Sweden artist
- Naturalists and scientists
  - Thomas D. Brock - Microbiologist
  - Don G. Despain - Botanist - Yellowstone flora specialist
  - Shaun Ellis (wolf researcher)
  - George Bird Grinnell - Early naturalist promoting Yellowstone
  - William Henry Holmes - Early geologist documenting Yellowstone geothermal features
  - A. Starker Leopold - author of the 1963 Leopold Report-Wildlife Management in the National Parks
  - Bill McGuire - Volcano researcher
  - L. David Mech - Wolf researcher
  - Adolph Murie - National Park Service Wildlife Biologist - published seminar study on Coyotes in Yellowstone (1940)
- Military
  - John W. Barlow - Explored Yellowstone at same time as 1871 Hayden expedition
  - William W. Belknap - Secretary of War (1869-1876) - Guided by Lt. Gustavus C. Doane on two week visit in 1876 to Yellowstone that followed Washburn route.
  - Chris Madsen - U.S. Army guide - guided U.S. President Chester A. Arthur in Yellowstone (1883)
  - General Philip Sheridan - Early U.S. Army protector of Yellowstone
- Politicians
  - William H. Clagett - Montana Territorial Congressman, 1871-1872 - Introduced park creation bill in U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 1871
  - Henry L. Dawes - Congressman from Massachusetts (1863-1873) - strong supporter of park creation. Chester Dawes, his son was a member of the 1871 Hayden survey and Anna the first boat on Yellowstone Lake was named after his daughter: Anna Dawes
  - William D. Kelley - In 1871, he was the first Washington politician to suggest of what would later become Yellowstone National Park
  - John F. Lacey - Iowa Congressman who sponsored The Lacey Act of 1884 to protect Yellowstone wildlife from poachers.
  - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) - Secretary of Interior (March 1885 - January 1888) - Lamar River is named after him.
  - Guy R. Pelton - U.S. congressman who died in Yellowstone (1890)
  - Samuel C. Pomeroy - Kansas Senator, 1861-1873 - Introduced park creation bill into U.S. Senate on December 18, 1871
  - Lyman Trumbull - Senator from Illinois who supported Yellowstone creation act - Father of Walter Trumbull, a member of the Washburn Party
  - George Graham Vest - Senator from Missouri (1879-1903) - Self-appointed protector of Yellowstone
- Promoters
  - Jay Cooke - Northern Pacific Railroad - Financed Nathaniel P. Langford's 1871 lectures on Yellowstone exploration
Historic events
- History of the National Park Service
- 1959 Yellowstone earthquake
- Mission 66 - National Park Service ten year program to prepare parks for 1966 50th Anniversary
- Yellowstone fires of 1988
Advocates
- Greater Yellowstone Coalition
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Concessionaires
- Hamilton's Stores (Yellowstone National Park)
- John F. Yancey - operated Yancey's Pleasant Valley Hotel, 1884-1903
- Xanterra Parks and Resorts

[edit] Geography

Firehole river at Fountain Flats

[edit] Geology

Old Faithful in Upper Geyser Basin

Geysers and thermal features
- Yellowstone Caldera
- Yellowstone Plateau
- Yellowstone hotspot
- Geothermal areas of Yellowstone
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- Lower Geyser Basin
- Midway Geyser Basin
- Upper Geyser Basin
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Gibbon Geyser Basin
  - Beryl Spring
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Yellowstone River
  - Sulphur Spring

Geologic formations

[edit] Flora

Thermus aquaticus

[edit] Fauna

Yellowstone Grizzly

American Bison
Animals of Yellowstone
Bighorn Sheep
Grizzly Bear
Elk
Gray Wolf
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
History of wolves in Yellowstone
Leopold Report - Seminal 1963 Study: "Wildlife Management In The National Parks"
Pronghorn
Wolf reintroduction
Yellowstone cutthroat trout

[edit] Districts and structures

Roosevelt Arch

[edit] Recreation

Fishing Bridge

Angling in Yellowstone National Park
Continental Divide Trail - Traverses southwest corner of the park
Trails of Yellowstone National Park

[edit] Media Coverage

Yellowstone (BBC TV series)

[edit] Trivia

USS Yellowstone, AD-41

J. Audubon Woodlore - Fictional Disney ranger from Brownstone Park (a parody of Yellowstone)
Salvatore Vasapolli - Photographic artist that produces Yellowstone calendars
Supervolcano (docudrama) - 2005 BBC/Discovery Channel docudrama centered on the fictional eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park
USS Yellowstone (AD-27) - Shenandoah-class destroyer tender named for Yellowstone National Park (1945)
USS Yellowstone (AD-41) - Yellowstone-class destroyer tender (1979)
Yellowstone (film) - 1936 Murder mystery staged in Yellowstone
Yellowstone Trail - Early transcontinental highway project
Yellowstone: The Music of Nature - Yellowstone inspired music by Mannheim Steamroller (1989).
Boeing Yellowstone Project - a project to replace its entire civil aircraft portfolio with advanced technology aircraft.

[edit] Entrance Communities

West Yellowstone

Montana
- Gardiner, Montana
- Cooke City, Montana
- West Yellowstone, Montana
- Yellowstone Airport - Located in West Yellowstone, Montana
- Yellowstone National Park (part), Montana
Wyoming
- Cody, Wyoming
- Yellowstone Regional Airport - Located in Cody, Wyoming
- Jackson, Wyoming
- Jackson Hole Airport
Highways
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway - Connects Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone
- U.S. Route 14 - Eastern entrance
- U.S. Route 20 - Western entrance, Eastern entrance
- U.S. Route 89 - Northern entrance, Southern entrance
- U.S. Route 191 - Western entrance, Southern entrance
- U.S. Route 212 - Northeast entrance
- U.S. Route 287 - Western entrance, Southern entrance

[edit] See also

List of Yellowstone National Park References

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