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The 1911 Kolb Expedition
5 Locations ~ Curated by Jonas Dunlap, Northern Arizona UniversityIrrigation of the Snake River
8 Locations ~ Curated by Josh Franzen, Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University Campus Buildings
17 Locations ~ Curated by Intermountain Histories Research and Editorial AssistantsJohn F. Kennedy’s Conservation Tour in September, 1963
5 Locations ~ Curated by Anastasiia Shuvaeva, Northern Arizona UniversityScience Fiction in the Intermountain West
5 Locations ~ Curated by Isaac F. J. Middleton, Northern Arizona UniversityFeatured Stories
War Training in the Rocky Mountains
The United States Army created Camp Hale specifically to train soldiers in mountain warfare. In 1939 the idea of creating a unit of mountain troops in the American Army originated with Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole, president of the National Ski…
Forced Relocation and The Owens Valley
Adjacent to the Manzanar Relocation Center is the site of a colonial military project in the valley called Fort Independence. The creation of the fort in 1862 focused on quelling violent skirmishes between Numu (Owens Valley Paiute) and ranchers and…
Camp Floyd and the Mormons
For nearly a decade prior to the army’s arrival in 1857, the Mormons had lived relatively isolated and undisturbed by outside influences. Of early concern to church leaders, Fairfield, a satellite town of Camp Floyd, was viewed as bringing moral…