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The Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District is a 158-acre (64 ha) historic district in Yellowstone National Park comprising the administrative center for the park. It is composed of two major parts: Fort Yellowstone, the military administrative center between 1886 and 1918, and now a National Historic Landmark, and a concessions district which provides food, shopping, services, and lodging for ...
July 31, 2003 (Mammoth and Norris, Wyoming; Gardiner, Montana; near Buffalo Lake, Idaho: Yellowstone National Park: Headquarters complex and remote patrol cabins built during the initial administration of the park by the U.S. Army 1886–1918, establishing policies and procedures that influenced subsequent conservation and national park management.
The Grand Loop Road is a historic district which encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park.Much of the 140-mile (230 km) system was originally planned by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the early days of the park, when it was under military administration.
Yellowstone National Park: Five-building complex used for bison management 1907–1952, initially under cattle ranching methods, illustrating bison conservation, the evolution of wildlife management practices, and changing park ranger duties. [26] 22: Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District: Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District
Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. [3] It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a ...
Another large building was the bachelor officers' quarters (Bldg 1), constructed immediately to the west, fronting the parade ground. This iconic building anchors the northwest corner of the main fort area and houses the Horace Albright Visitor Center, a museum, theater and the Yellowstone Forever gift shop. Double captains' quarters
Manager's Cabin: Built in the 1920s by the Yellowstone Park Company, a one-story frame cabin. Powerhouse: A logs-out structure housing the auxiliary generator. Comfort Stations: Several buildings in the logs-out style; These structures are surrounded by a variety of utility buildings and visitor cabins. The cabins can be divided into four main ...
Mammoth is a census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States, in Yellowstone National Park. As of the 2010 census , its population was 263. [ 3 ]