IMG_4616 Cunningham Cabin, Grand Teton National Park
J. Pierce Cunningham is among the first to settle in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1885. The summer is too dry, the winter is too cold and the soil is too infertile. Although the scenery of the Tetons is incomparable, it can not be eaten. So many early settlers left after struggling for years.
Cunningham is one of the few survivors in Jackson Hole. He came from New York at age about twenty. He didn't build more hay barns to raise more cows as most ranchers did. This prevents him to become the richest person, but helps him out of the bankrupt in bad years. By 1925, he is 40 years older and his mind is 40 years wiser. He recognizes the best use of Jackson Hole is for recreation. He supports the idea for a national park and waits for his beloved home becoming a national park. Although the Tetons are created as a national park in 1929, sadly he died before he could see his dream come true.
(Story edited and rearranged from Waypoint Tours MP3)
IMG_4616 Cunningham Cabin, Grand Teton National Park
J. Pierce Cunningham is among the first to settle in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1885. The summer is too dry, the winter is too cold and the soil is too infertile. Although the scenery of the Tetons is incomparable, it can not be eaten. So many early settlers left after struggling for years.
Cunningham is one of the few survivors in Jackson Hole. He came from New York at age about twenty. He didn't build more hay barns to raise more cows as most ranchers did. This prevents him to become the richest person, but helps him out of the bankrupt in bad years. By 1925, he is 40 years older and his mind is 40 years wiser. He recognizes the best use of Jackson Hole is for recreation. He supports the idea for a national park and waits for his beloved home becoming a national park. Although the Tetons are created as a national park in 1929, sadly he died before he could see his dream come true.
(Story edited and rearranged from Waypoint Tours MP3)