Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Lisa Corcoran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Grand Teton _National Park_ WYOMING [Illustration: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR • March 3, 1849] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oscar L. Chapman, _Secretary_ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, _Director_ WARNING This park, mostly wilderness, is the home of many wild animals, which roam it unmolested. Though they may seem tame, they are not! Some have been known to attack visitors without apparent provocation and have caused serious injury. Watch them at a safe distance; when driving, do not stop unless you can pull off the road; and stay in your car. For your safety, we must enforce the regulation which prohibits feeding or molesting these wild animals. Campers, and those who frequent roads and trails on foot, should exercise constant care to avoid attacks and injuries. _Historic Events_ 1807-8 Discovery of the Tetons by John Colter. 1811 The West-bound Astorians crossed Teton Pass. 1818 Canadian fur traders under Donald McKenzie ascended Snake River to its headwaters. 1824 American trappers under Jedediah Smith reached Jackson Hole. 1825-40 Zenith of the fur trade in Jackson Hole and the Rocky Mountain Region. 1829 William Sublette named “Jackson’s Hole” after his partner in the fur trade, David E. Jackson. 1832 Rendezvous of fur trappers in Pierre’s Hole. Battle of Pierre’s Hole. 1842 Alleged attempt to climb the Grand Teton by Michaud. 1860 Jim Bridger guided Capt. W. F. Raynolds’ expedition through Teton country. 1872 Disputed ascent of Grand Teton by Langford and Stevenson. William H. Jackson, with Hayden geological survey party, took first photographs of the Tetons. 1877 Hayden survey party of Orestes St. John made geological studies in the Tetons. 1879 Thomas Moran painted the Teton Range. 1884 The first settlers entered Jackson Hole. 1897 Teton Forest Reserve established. 1898 The Owen Spalding party made an ascent of the Grand Teton. 1929 Grand Teton National Park established and dedicated. 1943 Jackson Hole National Monument established. 1950 Grand Teton National Park enlarged by the addition of most of Jackson Hole National Monument. Grand Teton NATIONAL PARK