West Yellowstone Oregon Shortline Terminus Historic District
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lazyCachers
N 44° 39.522 W 111° 05.853
12T E 492266 N 4945042
The marker is located on Yellowstone Ave. in West Yellowstone just before entering Yellowstone National Park
Waymark Code: WM3Z3Z
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2008
Views: 34
The marker text states:
Rail-based tourism added significantly to Montana's economy at the turn of the century with tourists spending $500,000 in the state each year from 1900 through 1910. The railroad-related buildings scattered near the entrance to Yellowstone Park serve as reminders that the town of West Yellowstone was born because of the railroad. This pylon rises from green grass speckled with wild parsley against a wooded backdrop, defining the eastern boundary of the historic district. Its construction and dedication in 1910 marked the completion of the railroad terminus and the beginnning of development by the Union Pacific for the accommodation of tourists en route to the park. Two cement shields of the 1904-1912 Union Pacific logo are mounted on a base of radomly-placed welded tuff. The same shield, borrowed in 1905 by the newly-created U.S. Forest Service, still identifies that agency today. The West Yellowstone marker symbolized tourism in its infacy where railroad travel made the national parks more accessible to all.
County / Borough / Parish: Gallatin
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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