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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NMC_grand-teton-national-park_Moran-WY.html
Welcome to Grand Teton National Park, an area of impressive scenery and abundant wildlife. The park consists of more than 300,000 acres, including the heart of the Teton Range and most of the valley called Jackson Hole. Grand Teton lies within the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NM8_a-new-era_Moran-WY.html
The Jackson Lake Lodge introduced a new standard for national park architecture in the 1950s. This building marked the transition in national parks from rustic to modern design. Famed architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood revolutionized park archite…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLS_fire-and-ice_Moose-WY.html
Two of the most powerful forces in nature created these unique boulders. Millions of years ago, lava filled with gas bubbles erupted, cooled, and crystallized. Later Ice-Age glaciers carried rocks south from the Yellowstone plateau into today's Gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLR_walk-to-the-murie-ranch_Moose-WY.html
Enjoy a meandering footpath to the Murie Ranch, a National Historic Landmark. Pick up a trail guide to learn how the Muries changed American history.Walk one mile roundtrip and connect with the forest, meadow and sagebrush communities that influen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLP_elk-migration_Jackson-WY.html
In the high country, deep November snows cause elk to migrate to their winter range on the National Elk Refuge. In strings of 200 or more, thousands of elk arrive, some traveling more than 65 miles from southern Yellowstone National Park and surro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLO_the-greater-yellowstone-ecosystem_Jackson-WY.html
You are standing within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest nearly intact natural area remaining in the contiguous United States. Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, seven national forests, and two national wildlife refuges comp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLN_explore-teton-country_Jackson-WY.html
Discover the magnificent landscape and wild communities of Grand Teton National Park. Here the Teton Range rises abruptly from the high mountain valley known as Jackson Hole. From bare alpine rocks to lush meadows and floodplains, the national par…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLK_mount-moran_Moose-WY.html
Mt. Moran reflects all the geologic forces shaping the Teton Range. Formed of a massive block of metamorphic gneiss; cut by dikes of igneous granite and diabase; capped by sedimentary sandstone; and flanked by glaciers, this formidable peak domina…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NLI_jackson-lake-lodge_Moran-WY.html
has been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis lodge possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America2003National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKW_winter-range-on-the-national-elk-refuge_Jackson-WY.html
The Jackson Hole elk herd, numbering about 11,000 animals, is one of the outstanding natural resources of this country. Approximately 7,500 of the elk winter on the 24,300-acre National Elk Refuge, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildli…
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