Grand Teton National Park in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
11,000 Summers in the Tetons
Grand Teton National Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
1. 11,000 Summers in the Tetons Marker
This slow-moving channel of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend sustains many different animals. Every year thousands of visitors come here to see them.
Like you, Indian tribes such as Shoshone, Bannock, Blackfoot, Crow, Nez Perce and Gros Ventre have been drawn to places like this for more than 11,000 years. American Indians ventured into this valley as glaciers receded. They came to Jackson Hole in the spring to hunt game and harvest roots and berries. They collected soapstone for bowls, obsidian for projectile points and quartzite for tools and roasting hearths. As winter approached they left their summer home in the Teton Range for warmer places.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 51.974′ N, 110° 32.879′ W. Marker is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, in Teton County. It is on John D. Rockefeller Jr. Pkwy (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Oxbow Bend Turnout in Grand Teton National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moran WY 83013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Jackson Hole Area and in Greater Yellowstone. 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 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as
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More about this marker. The background of the marker contains a 1930s oil painting by Herbert A. Collins of Indians on Jackson Lake.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
2. 11,000 Summers in the Tetons Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
3. Marker in Grand Teton National Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2015
4. Oxbow Bend
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,060 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
