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Civilian Conservation Corps Garages
The Civilian Conservation Corps equipment sheds and the as...
Employee Dormitories and Mess Hall
The first park dormitory and mess hall were completed in 1...
Administration building
William Logan, Glacier National Park’s first superintenden...
Granite Park Chalets/ Many Glacier Hotel
By 1915 Granite Park Chalets and the Many Glacier Hotel we...
Lake McDonald
Completion of the Great Northern Railway in 1891 allowed m...
Sperry Trail
Dr. Sperry, a professor from the University of Minnesota, ...
Atlyn Peak
In 1900, Coincident with and mainly due to the development...
Grinnell Glacier
In 1885, George Bird Grinnell, popularly known as the fath...
Ahern Pass Trail
In 1809, Lt. George P. Ahern was ordered to take a detachm...
Blackfeet Reservation (Ceded Strip)
The Nitsitapii (“real people”), collectively called the Bl...
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Civilian Conservation Corps Garages
The Civilian Conservation Corps equipment sheds and the associated boulevard lie on both sides of the wide median in the maintenance yard. Construction of the sheds began in 1941. The sheds were originally built to store the heavy equipment used ...
Employee Dormitories and Mess Hall
The first park dormitory and mess hall were completed in 1927. The second dorm was built by Civilian Conservation Corps Crews in1933-34. The Civilian Conservation Corps was active from 1933-1942 and was comprised of young men who were out of ...
Administration building
William Logan, Glacier National Park’s first superintendent hired in 1910, focused his initial construction projects on the creation of a park administrative center and on a system of roads and trails. In late 1910, soon after the area was converted ...
Granite Park Chalets/ Many Glacier Hotel
By 1915 Granite Park Chalets and the Many Glacier Hotel were completed and opened for business; this completed and put into operation the major portion of the Great Northern Hotels in the park. These, along with the private hotels and ...
Lake McDonald
Completion of the Great Northern Railway in 1891 allowed more people to enter the area. The rich natural resources of the land west of Marias Pass attracted enterprising individuals seeking to make homes in this wilderness. Lake McDonald and its ...
Sperry Trail
Dr. Sperry, a professor from the University of Minnesota, arrived in the park in 1895. Upon hearing about the lake and glacier, he became interested and organized a party to explore the area .It was at this time that the ...
Atlyn Peak
In 1900, Coincident with and mainly due to the development of the Cracker Lake Mine, a small boom town sprang up at the mouth of Canyon Creek near the head of Sherburne Lake. This town, named Altyn, after Dave Greenwood ...
Grinnell Glacier
In 1885, George Bird Grinnell, popularly known as the father of the movement to establish Glacier National Park, first came to the area. Grinnell returned to the area in 1887, this time traveling up the Swiftcurrent valley to what is ...
Ahern Pass Trail
In 1809, Lt. George P. Ahern was ordered to take a detachment of soldiers and explore the mountains north of Marias Pass. The party consisted of Ahern, a detachment of Negro soldiers from the 25th Infantry, Professor G. E. Culver ...
Blackfeet Reservation (Ceded Strip)
The Nitsitapii (“real people”), collectively called the Blackfoot, comprise three distinct groups: the Blackfoot or Siksika, the Blood or Kainai, and Piegan or Piikani. The collective use of the names Blackfoot in Canada and Blackfeet in the United States developed ...
