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Hotels of the Great Northern Railway which are all located in and around Glacier National Park in Montana, U.S.A. except for the Prince of Wales Hotel which is in neighboring Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Louis W. Hill, President of the Great Northern Railway and son of James J. Hill developed the Glacier Park lodges as part of his plan to upgrade Great Northern passenger services and compete more effectively with the rival Northern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads, whose proximity to Yellowstone National Park provided a major attraction for tourists along those routes. [1]
The Great Northern Railway was establishing a series of hotels and backcountry chalets in the park and the Many Glacier Hotel was the "Gem of the West". This was part of an effort by Louis W. Hill , president of the Great Northern Railway and son of James J. Hill , to establish Glacier National Park as a destination resort and to promote the ...
The Great Northern also built service areas just outside the boundaries of the park. The Belton Chalets, built in 1910-11, were among the first buildings the company built for this effort, and were located at what was then the main station for accessing the park. The Glacier Park Lodge was built in 1913 to serve visitors approaching from the east.
The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, ... stone and timber lodges at the entries, and other inns ...
Sperry Chalet is located about seven miles east of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The chalet was opened in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway and was a National Historic Landmark contributing property, being one of five structures in the Great Northern Railway Buildings National Historic Landmark.
However, a few railway hotels were built and operated by other companies. Great Northern Railway was the only American company that built a railway hotel in Canada, the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton, Alberta, within 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of the US border, overlooking the trans-border Waterton Lake.
Granite Park Chalet is located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana at an elevation of 6,693 feet above sea level. The chalet was built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway and is a National Historic Landmark contributing property, being one of five structures in the Great Northern Railway Buildings district.