History

Old Yellowstone: History of Fort Yellowstone

Can you visit Fort Yellowstone today? Yes and no.

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Old Yellowstone: History of the Golden Gate Viaduct

For most of the 20th century, the Golden Gate viaduct was hailed as one of the premier engineering feats in Yellowstone National Park.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Chittenden Bridge

Modern day visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone may take it for granted they can just drive between each rim. It wasn’t always so.

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Old Yellowstone: History of the Roosevelt Arch Cornerstone

April 24, 1903: Gardiner, Montana had its “big day” with the laying of the Roosevelt Arch cornerstone.

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Old Yellowstone: President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1903 Trip

President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Yellowstone in 1903 is an integral part to his mystique and legend.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Early Tourism

Yellowstone National Park and tourism go hand-in-hand, for better or for worse.

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Old Yellowstone: Birth of a National Park

March 1, 1872 – birthday of Yellowstone National Park.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Great Fountain Geyser

As the only predictable geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin, Great Fountain Geyser has a history of prominence in Yellowstone National Park.

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Old Yellowstone: The Misadventure of Truman Everts

October 10, 1870: Truman Everts was found in Yellowstone National Park after being lost for over a month.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Grotto Geyser

Grotto Geyser is, hands-down, one of the most unusual thermal features in Yellowstone National Park.

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