Uncover the rich human history of Grand Teton, from the earliest Indigenous peoples to the pioneers and conservationists who shaped the park.
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Eleven Thousand Years of Teton History
This series, Echoes of the Past, traces the human stories woven through Grand Teton National Park, from its earliest inhabitants to the modern battles over its…
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Ancient Hunters Beneath the Peaks
Obsidian flakes scattered across Jackson Hole tell us that people were shaping tools here more than eleven thousand years ago, when glaciers still clung to the valley…
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John Colter's Lonely Winter Trek
John Colter likely became the first European American to see the Tetons in the winter of 1807 to 1808, traveling alone on snowshoes through hundreds of miles of unmapped…
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Mormon Row's Barns Against the Tetons
In 1908, Andy Chambers and T.A. Moulton hauled lumber by horse-drawn wagon to build barns that would become two of the most photographed structures in North America.
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How Grand Teton Became Protected Land
Grand Teton almost didn't become a national park.
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Rockefeller's Secret Land Buying Campaign
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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Buying Back Grand Teton's Wild Edges
In 2023, the National Park Service completed one of its most significant recent land acquisitions — the Kelly Parcel, a 640-acre tract near the town of Kelly that had…
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