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to The Magic of Yellowstone A little bit of Wonderland |
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![]() Pelican Creek, named by a prospecting party in 1864 for a Pelican that was not good enough to eat. (Photo by William Henry Jackson). |
History of Yellowstone Place Names edited by James S. Macdonald Jr. from Chittenden's The Yellowstone National Park (updated December 27, 2006) |
History of Yellowstone as a Place Name Mountains (includes ranges, peaks, hills, buttes, ridges)
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Waterways (includes rivers, streams, creaks, lakes, waterfalls)
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Miscellaneous Features (geysers, landmarks, bays, islands, etc.)
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Man-made sites
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Chittenden Memorial Bridge
Fishing Bridge |
Grant Village | Roosevelt Arch |
Sources Haines, Aubrey L. The Yellowstone Story (two volumes). Niwut, Colorado: University Press of Colorado, 1977. Langford, Nathaniel Pitt. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1972. |