Mammoth in Mammoth Hot Springs in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

A Sense of Community

Photographed By Rich Pfingsten, March 23, 2009

1. A Sense of Community Marker

Inscription. Fort Yellowstone was truly a community as well as a military outpost. The small village frequently assembled to welcome new residents or bid farewell to departing neighbors. The joys of births, christenings, and marriages mingles with the sorrows of illnesses, accidents and deaths. Religious services were held in the troop mess hall, the post exchange, or in a private residence until the chapel was built.
The last of the structures built by the Army (1913), the chapel added a "finishing touch" to the Fort and was considered by far its most beautiful structure. In 1914, Katherine Percy Edmunds and Captain Albert Ady King of the First U.S. Cavalry were the first couple to be married here.
In the decades since, the chapel has continued to serve the community. Thoughtful design has given it a timeless slendor that complements this wilderness setting.

Photo Caption
Chapel Interior, 1971 - Local stone - Built at a cost of $23,000

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 44° 58.392′ N, 110° 41.924′ W. Marker was in Mammoth Hot Springs,

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Wyoming, in Park County. It was in Mammoth. Marker was on Grand Loop Road - Upper Loop, 0.2 miles south of Grand Loop Road - Lower Loop & North Entrance Road, on the left when traveling south. Located about 130 feet southeast of where Grand Loop Road - Upper Loop and an unnamed roadway meet. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, United States of America.

We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. A different marker also named A Sense of Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Guard Duty (within shouting distance of this marker); Yellowstone National Park Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Crime in Wonderland (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Soldier’s Life (about 800 feet away); Life in the Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Post Exchange (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Yellowstone National Historic Landmark (approx. ¼ mile away).

More about this marker. This marker has been removed and replaced with a new marker nearby called A Sense of Community.

Regarding A Sense of Community.

Photographed By Rich Pfingsten, March 23, 2009

2. A Sense of Community Marker

Near open lot with numerous large trees.

The chapel described on this marker is actually about 300 feet southeast of where this sign sits, also along Grand Loop Road - Upper Loop. The marker is near an open lot with numerous large trees.

Yellowstone National Park Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rich Pfingsten, March 23, 2009

3. Yellowstone National Park Chapel

This chapel is inter-denominational.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Rich Pfingsten of Forest Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Rich Pfingsten of Forest Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on January 16, 2011, by Rich Pfingsten of Forest Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.