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Historical Markers in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Cody is the county seat for Park County
Yellowstone National Park is in Park County
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Norris Geyser Basin
You are close to a world of heat and gases where microorganisms live in such massive numbers they add color to the landscape. This strange, beautiful place is on the edge of a giant volcano-the Yellowstone Volcano-one of . . . — — Map (db m45349) HM
Gathering place, training ground, site of ceremonies and parades – the drill field was the focal point of daily life at Fort Yellowstone. Each day began early with a bugler sounding reveille. Gradually, the fort came to life, and another . . . — — Map (db m87115) HM
At the Post Exchange, a soldier with free time could spend it in the gymnasium or bowling alley, or could play cards and drink beer. There may also have been a billiards table, and movies were shown once a week. The building was informally known . . . — — Map (db m87143) HM
Tower Fall is the story of two rocks: easily eroded rocks and rocks that are resistant to erosion. Rock at the brink and underlying the waterfall is a hard volcanic rock. Erosion at the base of the fall causes the upstream migration of the fall. . . . — — Map (db m88305) HM
Roots of Survival The secret of an aspen grove lies hidden beneath the ground. Aspens rarely grow from seeds but spring up abundantly from the roots of their parent. These young shoots are connected to each other underground by an extensive . . . — — Map (db m88920) HM
Welcome to Uncle Tom’s Point
Uncle Tom’s Trail
For a memorable descent into the canyon, follow Uncle Tom’s Trail. From there, you can sense the power of Lower Falls as the Yellowstone River thunders over the brink, . . . — — Map (db m45272) HM
Shortly after 1900, “Uncle” Tom Richardson took visitors down into the Canyon along this trail. Originally with 528 steps and rope ladders; it now descends 328 steps or about ¾ of the way down in to the Canyon for an excellent view of . . . — — Map (db m88901) HM
A waterfall is a clue that you are standing on a geologic crossroads.
A waterfall forms in a river channel where harder rocks meet softer rocks that erode more easily and quickly. Here, volcanic and hydrothermal activity have created the . . . — — Map (db m45275) HM
You are inside a caldera of one of the largest volcanoes in the world! The volcano has erupted at least three times, and Yellowstone is full of signs that volcanic activity is still very much alive below ground.On the Rise Magma is moving and . . . — — Map (db m46265) HM
The high cliffs around you were created after the last volcanic eruption in the Yellowstone region, about 630,000 years ago. The powerful eruption ejected ash as far away as Nebraska and Texas, expelling magma from an underground chamber more than . . . — — Map (db m88343) HM
Here the Yellowstone River plunges 308 feet over the Lower Falls. Hot springs have weakened the rock jut downstream, where you might see several geysers spouting into the river. As falling water pounds the thermally softened rock, it continues to . . . — — Map (db m45297) HM
Flowers are scattered throughout Yellowstone’s northern landscape from April through September. During winter they lie dormant, waiting to burst into color. Several factors determine what you might see, and where. • How hot or cold has it been . . . — — Map (db m88926) HM
White Dome Geyser’s beautifully shaped cone is many centuries old, and is still growing with each eruption. For hundreds of years, thermal water has been building the cone that you see today – one of the largest in Yellowstone. Formation of . . . — — Map (db m88390) HM
In 1902, the first bridge was built across the outlet of Yellowstone Lake. By 1914, its official name was “Fishing Bridge.” Today’s bridge with walkways was built in 1937. Fishing Bridge had become a popular fishing spot for park . . . — — Map (db m88136) HM
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are the largest member of the canine family. They are well suited to Yellowstone where winters are long and severe. Wolves move easily over the snow on their large paws, their thick fur keeping them warm. Wolves . . . — — Map (db m88906) HM
Yellowstone has been designated a U.S. Biosphere Reserve, a World Heritage Site, and is one of the largest national parks in the lower 48 states. Its boundaries protect over 10,000 geysers,hot springs, mudpots, and steam vents-the earth's largest . . . — — Map (db m45315) HM
Yellowstone National Park Chapel, erected 1913 at the suggestion of Honorable John W. Meldrum, first National Park U.S. Commissioner, and endorsed by Bishop William F. Nichols, Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas, Bishop James J. Keane,
Brigadier General . . . — — Map (db m123362) HM
This thermal basin is particularly volatile, unpredictable. On August 17, 1959, an earthquake recorded at 7.5 on the Richter scale had its epicenter just a few miles to the northwest.
Four days later, Sapphire Pool began to erupt violently, . . . — — Map (db m45374) HM
Excelsior Geyser’s rugged crater was created by rare massive geyser eruptions. Surprisingly, it also preserves a record of past life.
For thousands of years, microbes have grown in the runoff channels extending from nearby Grand Prismatic . . . — — Map (db m45336) HM
Across the meadow, a fire burned in the campsite of nine tourists on the night of August 23, 1877. The Cowan party had unknowingly camped near hundreds of Nez Perce men, women, and children who were under violent pursuit by the United States Army. . . . — — Map (db m45254) HM
Red Spouter
As you stand here, imagine traveling back in time to August 17, 1959. You would find yourself on a grassy knoll. Red Spouter did not exist!
Shortly before midnight, a major earthquake rocked Hebgen Lake, Montana, . . . — — Map (db m45373) HM
In the 1880s Excelsior Geyser erupted in bursts 50 to 300 feet high. The thermal violence formed the jagged crater and apparently ruptured the geyser’s underground system, causing eruptions to cease after 1890.
On September 14, 1985, Excelsior . . . — — Map (db m45329) HM
Making Mud
This vat of bubbling mud contains the perfect mix of ingredients to create mudpots: heat, gases, rock, minerals, acid, and even living microorganisms!
Heat-loving “thermophiles” consume some of the gases and . . . — — Map (db m45358) HM
Making Mud
This vat of bubbling mud contains the perfect mix of ingredients to create mudpots: heat, gases, rock, minerals, acid, and even living microorganisms!
Heat-loving “thermophiles” consume some of the gases and . . . — — Map (db m45362) HM
Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest and one of the most brilliant of Yellowstone’s many colorful hot springs. It massive expanse stretches approximately 200 feet (61m) across. The high temperature of its water—°160 (70°C)—ensures that . . . — — Map (db m45339) HM
The billions of colorful microorganisms lining this hot spring’s runoff channels are called “extremophiles” because they live in conditions that were once thought to be too extreme to host life. Extremophiles that live in hot springs are . . . — — Map (db m45345) HM
Journey through Yellowstone
On August 23, 1887, more than 600 men, women, and children camped in the woods near here. Sustained by courage, social structure, and knowledge of the land, they were midway from their homeland in . . . — — Map (db m45256) HM
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