Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Fort Yellowstone
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
1. Fort Yellowstone Marker
When Yellowstone was established in 1872, the fledgling park was viewed greedily by poachers, railroads, and mining interests. The nineteenth-century way of seeing wilderness as empty land on which to capitalize would need to change before these threats would be removed forever. The Armys thirty-two year protection of Yellowstone from 1886-1918 bought time for the new national park idea to be accepted. As this completely new idea was gaining hold, wild places came to be viewed as worth protecting for their own unique value.
Fort Yellowstone is a tangible reminder of the debt of gratitude we all owe the United States Army in protecting the legacy of Yellowstone National Park and through that, the park idea worldwide.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 44° 58.161′ N, 110° 42.508′ W. Marker is in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in Park County. It is in Mammoth. It is on Upper Terrace Loop Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the Mammoth Hot
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Regionally, this marker is in the Bighorn Basin and in Greater Yellowstone. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Changing Landscape (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Orange Spring Mound (approx. 0.4 miles away); Guard Duty (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named A Sense of Community (approx. 0.6 miles away); Yellowstone National Park Chapel (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crime in Wonderland (approx. 0.6 miles away); Life in the Fort (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Parade Ground (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellowstone National Park.
Other markers no longer nearby. A Sense of Community (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
2. Fort Yellowstone Marker
More about this marker. The bottom of the marker features a panoramic view of the area with the location of Fort Yellowstone indicated.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
3. Marker in Yellowstone Nat'l Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2015
4. View from Marker
The site of Fort Yellowstone, c. 1918, can be seen in the center of the photo.
circa 1910
5. Fort Yellowstone
Image courtesy of the National Park Service.
circa 1896
6. Army Bicyclists on Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
Thus illustrating that the idea of "protection" itself has changed over time.
Image courtesy of the National Park Service.
Image courtesy of the National Park Service.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 12, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on September 10, 2015.
