Yellowstone Law Enforcement at Fort Yellowstone Historic District

Crimes committed in Yellowstone National Park are federal offenses, and as outlined in the Organic Act, the General Authorities Act, and the definition of Special Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction, NPS park rangers and special agents have the authority and responsibility ...

Fort Yellowstone

For the decade after 1872 when Yellowstone National Park was established, the park was under serious threat from those who would exploit, rather than protect, its resources. Poachers killed animals. Souvenir hunters broke large pieces off the geysers and hot ...

Fort Yellowstone

Established by the United States Army on February 27, 1891 as a permanent post, Fort Yellowstone served as an active Army base for 27 years until it transferred to National park Service control.

Congress dispatched the men of Company M, ...

National Historic Landmark - Fort Yellowstone

Fort Yellowstone was built by the army to administer and protect the natural resources of Yellowstone, America's first national park. The army remained in the park from 1888 to 1918, longer than in any other park. At Yellowstone, the soldiers ...

Fort Yellowstone

From 1886 until the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 the United States Army was responsible for the administration and management of Yellowstone National Park. In 1886, a company of the United States Cavalry came from Fort Custer ...

Fort Yellowstone-Chapel

Built in 1913, the chapel was the last building completed during the Army era. Built of native stone with a slate roof and oak furnishings, it is still used today and is the best-preserved building, inside and out.

The bell was ...

Fort Yellowstone- Cavalry Barracks

The first of these wooden barracks no longer exists. The northern-most barracks (built in 1897) is now the Yellowstone Center for Resources. Originally built to house 68 men, a basement was built in 1909 under one wing so the building ...

Fort Yellowstone- The Drill Field

Gathering place, site of ceremonies and parades, training ground - the drill field was the focal point of daily life at Fort Yellowstone.

Each day began early with a bugler sounding Reveille. Gradually, the fort came to life and another bugle ...

Welcome to Historic Fort Yellowstone

From 1886 until the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 the United States Army was responsible for the administration and management of Yellowstone National Park.

The row of buildings ahead of you is part of Historic Fort Yellowstone. These ...