Island Park in Fremont County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Harriman State Park

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 11, 2017

1. Harriman State Park Marker

Inscription. Harriman State Park Started in 1902 as a large cattle ranch, Railroad Ranch soon became a summer retreat for wealthy easterners and eventually Idaho’s largest state park.

Railroad magnate and diplomat W. Averell Harriman and his brother Roland donated the ranch to Idaho in 1977, thus preserving the area's remarkable wildlife and prompting development of a professionally managed state parks system.

Erected by Idaho Historical Society & Idaho Transportation Department. (Marker Number 462.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list.

Location. 44° 18.514′ N, 111° 27.313′ W. Marker is in Island Park, Idaho, in Fremont County. It is on U.S. 20 0.9 miles north of N. Pine Haven, on the right when traveling north. Located in Harriman State Park within Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Island Park ID 83429, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Idaho and

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the Yellowstone Fringe.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Caldera Lookout (approx. 1.7 miles away); Harriman Wildlife Refuge (approx. 3.8 miles away); Volcanic Calderas (approx. 8.7 miles away); Big Falls Inn (approx. 10½ miles away); Island Park (approx. 11 miles away); Bear Gulch Ski Basin (approx. 13½ miles away); Teton Mountain Range (approx. 14.2 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Harriman State Park. (Submitted on May 30, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Harriman State Park (Idaho) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 30, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. Island Park Caldera on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 30, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 11, 2017

2. Harriman State Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,504 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.