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Yellowstone
National Park - A Sense of Community
Location
of sign - Mammoth Hot Springs area historic section at Yellowstone National
Park.
Photo
taken June 2008
Text
of sign:
A Sense of Community
Fort Yellowstone was
truly a community as well as a military outpost. The small village
frequently assembled to welcome new
residents or bid farewell
to departing neighbors. The joys of births, christenings, and
marriages mingled with the sorrows of
illnesses, accidents and
deaths. Religious services were held in the troop mess hall, the
post exchange, or in a private residence
until the chapel was
built.
The last of the
structures built by the Army (1913), the chapel added a
"finishing touch" to the fort and was considered by far
its
most beautiful structure.
In 1914, Katharine Piercy Edmunds and Captain Albert Ady King of the
First U.S. Cavalry were the
first couple to be
married here.
In the decades since, the
chapel has continued to serve the community. Thoughtful design has
given it a timeless splendor that
complements its
wilderness setting.
Graphics
on the sign
In addition
to the text there is a photo of the chapel interior from 1971.
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