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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BDA_a-lake-named-jenny_Alta-WY.html
Jenny Leigh, a Shoshone Indian, assisted the 1872 Hayden Survey. The expedition named this lake in her honor. Jenny and her husband Richard were expert guides who knew Jackson Hole well from summers spent hunting, trapping, and gathering native pl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NZI_geologic-drama_Alta-WY.html
The Teton Range towers over Jackson Hole. Powerful geologic forces began stretching this area less than 10 million years ago cracking the Earth's crust to form the 40-mile long Teton fault. Movement on this fault generates massive earthquakes up t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NZG_foundations-of-a-community_Alta-WY.html
Geology shapes the ecosystem. Jagged mountains harbor the alpine community and glacial outwash plains support the sagebrush community. Beginning two million years ago, ice-aged glaciers repeatedly covered this landscape carving valley lakes, U-sha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NPN_capturing-dudes_Alta-WY.html
In the late 1920s, Harrison Crandall built this cabin to house his studio. Crandall documented the romantic and humorous side of "dudes" - a nickname given to early visitors. He sold hundreds of postcards and prints from this building wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NPK_cascade-canyon_Alta-WY.html
Jagged peaks tower above Cascade Canyon reminding us that powerful Pleistocene glaciers carved this canyon and sculpted this range. From the shores of Jenny Lake, venture through forest communities, wetlands along Cascade Creek, high meadows fille…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NMO_the-cathedral-group_Alta-WY.html
"These peaks have been called the Cathedral Group . . . more evident here than in many of the great cathedrals of men is the gothic note. It is seen in the profiles of the countless firs and spruces congregated like worshippers on the lower …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NJH_the-crandall-studio_Alta-WY.html
This building was constructed in 1925as a photo store and art galleryby photographer & painter Harrison Crandall.Crandall remained in business until 1958when the building was acquired bythe Grand Teton Lodge Company.Originally located near String …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NIU_the-parks-first-visitor-area_Alta-WY.html
Jenny Lake was the first area developed for recreation in this national park. Enjoy the same splendid scenery and outdoor activities here that first drew visitors to this rugged landscape in the early 20th-century. Since the early 1900s, Jenny Lak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV7I_jenny-lake_Alta-WY.html
Running water initially cut V-shaped canyons throughout the range. Mountain glaciers later filled these canyons. Rocks of all sizes, falling onto and plucked by these glaciers, enhanced their grinding power. The broad U-shape of Cascade Canyon typ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV7H_fault-scarp_Alta-WY.html
Measuring the Rise of the RangeA fault scarp provides visual evidence of displacement of adjoining blocks of the earth's crust along a fault. near the base of Rockchuck Peak, the scarp shows nearly 60 feet of movement, mostly in the down-dropping …