Moose in Grand Teton National Park in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Making it Last

Menor’s Ferry Smokehouse

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

1. Making it Last Marker

Inscription.
Bill Menor cured game and livestock in this smokehouse to keep the meat from spoiling. Before smoking, he salted the meat to preserve it.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 39.564′ N, 110° 42.72′ W. Marker is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, in Teton County. It is in Moose. It can be reached from Menors Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moose WY 83012, 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 walking distance of this marker: Staying Cool (a few steps from this marker); Water Filter (within shouting distance of this marker); “Mean and Menor” (within shouting distance of this marker); Menor’s Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Park Takes Root (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Maud Noble Cabin (about 600 feet away); Walk Back in Time (about 600 feet away); A Spiritual Heart in the Park (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Teton National Park.

More about this marker. Marker is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the Menor’s Ferry Historic District.

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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

2. Making it Last Marker

Marker in the Menor’s Ferry Historic District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

3. Marker in the Menor’s Ferry Historic District

Bill Menor hunted deer and elk, and raised farm animals for meat. He preserved meat by suspending it over a slow, smoky fire inside this windowless smokehouse.

Menor’s Ferry Smokehouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

4. Menor’s Ferry Smokehouse

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.