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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Guidebook 1940 |
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Arno B. Cammerer, Director
CONTENTS
Cover (Dream Lake)
Land of Lofty MountainsRomantic Lakes
Fauna and Flora
Evidence of Glacial Action
Automobile Trips
Trail Trips
Fishing
Winter Sports
Administration and Park Season
Naturalist Service
Free Public Campgrounds
Accommodations and Expenses
How to Reach the Park
Historic Events
| 1820 | Maj. Stephen H. Long, commanding an exploring party sent out by President Madison in 1819, first sighted Longs Peak. |
| 1843 | Rufus B. Sage, another explorer, visited the area. |
| 1859 | Joel Estes, the first white settler, entered park, building first cabin a year later. |
| 1868 | First ascent of Longs Peak by William N. Byers, Maj. J. W. Powell, and five other men . |
| 1868 | Rocky Mountain Jim, adventurer and frontiersman, settled in area. |
| 1869 | Earl of Dunraven, famous English sportsman, first visited this area. |
| 1871 | The Hayden Geographical Survey, under Dr. E. V. Hayden. worked here. |
| 1874 | Albert Bierstadt, famous artist, first visited the region. |
| 1878 | First hotel built by Earl of Dunraven. |
| 1888 | Enos A. Mills, pioneer of nature-guiding idea, settled at east base of Longs Peak. |
| 1915 | Rocky Mountain National Park established by Act of Congress, January 26. |
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