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Opened in 2007 to replace an old and inadequate facility, the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center was built with a combination of federal grants and private donations and is adjacent to the park headquarters in Moose, Wyoming. Fund raising efforts for an adjoining 154-seat auditorium were nearing completion as of 2011. [1]
Moose is an unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Jackson Hole valley. It has a US Post Office, with the zip code of 83012. It has a US Post Office, with the zip code of 83012. The town is located within Grand Teton National Park along the banks of the Snake River .
A tavern, campgrounds, community center, and several other businesses cater to local residents, campers and sportsmen. The largest public attraction is the Colorado State Forest Headquarters and Moose Visitor Center. [1] Located at 40.526°N, 106.026°W, the community lies at an elevation of 8913 feet (2717m). [2]
The Jenny Lake Ranger Station Historic District comprises an area that was the main point of visitor contact in Grand Teton National Park from the 1930s to 1960. Located near Jenny Lake , the buildings are a mixture of purpose-built structures and existing buildings that were adapted for use by the National Park Service .
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WY-26, "T. A. Moulton Ranch, Mormon Row Road, Kelly vicinity, Teton County, WY", 20 photos, 13 measured drawings, 16 data pages HABS No. WY-83, " Andy Chambers' Ranch House, Mormon Row Road, Kelly vicinity, Teton County, WY ", 6 photos, 5 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
It was originally located near the park's former administrative area, but was moved in the early 1960s to the new administration center and entrance at Moose. It is the last survivor of that building type and era in the park. [2] The kiosk was designed in the National Park Service rustic style, using rough log construction throughout. It is no ...
South of Moose on the Moose–Wilson Road, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center is located on land that was privately owned by Laurance S. Rockefeller and is situated on Phelps Lake. Donated to Grand Teton National Park and opened to the public in 2008, the property was once part of the JY Ranch, the first dude ranch in Jackson Hole. [ 173 ]
The Old Administrative Area Historic District, also known as Beaver Creek, is the former headquarters area of Grand Teton National Park.The complex of five houses, three warehouses and an administrative building were designed in the National Park Service rustic style between 1934 and 1939 and were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration.