* Teton County ( northwest )

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Union County, Arkansas and Union Parish, Louisiana, Teton County, Wyoming and Teton County, Idaho, Big Horn County, Wyoming and Big Horn County, Montana, Park County, Wyoming and Park County, Montana, and Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida respectively.

Efforts to preserve the region as a national park commenced in the late 19th-century and in 1929, Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the major peaks of the Teton Range.

The monument was abolished in 1950 and most of the monument land was added to Grand Teton National Park.

Jackson Hole valley climate at that time was colder and more alpine than the semi-arid climate found today, and the first humans were migratory hunter-gatherers spending summer months in Jackson Hole and wintering in the valleys west of the Teton Range.

The Teton and Yellowstone region Shoshone relocated to the Wind River Indian Reservation after it was established in 1868.

During the winter of 1807 / 08 Colter passed through Jackson Hole and was the first Caucasian to see the Teton Range.

In 1931, the Colter Stone, a rock carved in the shape of a head with the inscription " John Colter " on one side and the year " 1808 " on the other, was discovered in a field in Tetonia, Idaho, which is west of Teton Pass.

Most overland human migration routes such as the Oregon and Mormon Trails crossed over South Pass, well to the south of the Teton Range, and Caucasian influence in the Teton region was minimal until the U. S. Government commenced organized explorations.

In 1872, Hayden oversaw explorations in Yellowstone, while a branch of his expedition known as the Snake River Division was led by James Stevenson and explored the Teton region.

Along with Stevenson was photographer William Henry Jackson who took the first photographs of the Teton Range.

Though the Teton Range was never permanently inhabited, pioneers began settling the Jackson Hole valley to the east of the range in 1884.

In recognition of John D. Rockefeller, Jr .' s efforts to establish and then expand Grand Teton National Park, a parcel of land between Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks was added to the National Park Service in 1972.

The first ascent of Grand Teton that is substantiated was made by William O. Owen, Frank Petersen, John Shive and Franklin Spencer Spalding on August 11, 1898.

Martin was previously the National Park Service Deputy Director and superintendent of several other national parks, including Denali and Grand Teton.

It was filmed by a tourist at the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with an 8-millimeter color movie camera.

The county was named for the Teton Range.

It was established in 1914 from parts of Hill County and Teton County and was named after Joseph Toole, the first and fourth governor of Montana.

Established in 1915, it was named after the Teton Mountains.

Madison County was declared a national disaster area after the Teton Dam flood of June 5, 1976.

It was one of three counties ( with Latah and Teton ) in Idaho won by Obama, and by far the highest margin.

Roosevelt created the Jackson Hole National Monument in 1943, using the land donated from the Snake River Land Company and adding additional property from Teton National Forest.

In 1921, Lincoln County lost territory when Sublette County and Teton County were created.

The community of artists created a grassroots arts organization, called Teton Arts Council, in 1994 to encourage arts education and support performances.

Some 60 million years ago, these forces uplifted the low-lying coastal plain in the Teton region and created the north-south-trending thrust faults of the nearby Wyoming Overthrust Belt.

The airport was created in the 1930s as the best place to put an airport in Teton County.

The Teton Forest Reserve was created at the same time, destined to become Teton National Forest.

* February 26 – The Grand Teton National Park is established by Congress.

February 26: Grand Teton National Park.

After congressional approval, President Calvin Coolidge signed the executive order establishing the Grand Teton National Park on February 26, 1929.

Construction of the Teton Trek exhibit started in February, 2008.

In Grand Teton, coyote densities were 33 % lower than normal in the areas where they coexisted with wolves, and 39 % lower in the areas of Yellowstone where wolves were reintroduced.

The Shoshones continued to follow the same migratory pattern as their predecessors and have been documented as having a close spiritual relationship with the Teton Range.

Grand Teton National Park is one of the ten most visited national parks in the U. S., with an average of 2. 5 million visitors annually.

Wakíŋyaŋ is a Lakota ( Teton Sioux ) word for " thunder " ( Lakota wa can be translated with ' people, things ' and kiŋyaŋ means ' to fly ').

Until quite recently Teton County voted Republican along with most other Eastern Idaho counties.

Ashton is from the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, from Grand Teton National Park, and from the Grand Teton with a clear view.

Island Park is at the same of elevation as Teton Valley, Idaho, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, or the Centennial Valley, Montana yet these nearby areas are semi-arid prairie or even desert receiving less than of precipitation annually while Island Park is forested and green with many steams, ponds, lakes, and meadows.

The site where the Lewis and Clark Expedition earlier met with the Teton Sioux is located nearby.

Parks with professional teams include Denali National Park, Yosemite National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Mount Rainier National Park.

He was especially effective among the Teton Sioux further upriver in present-day Minnesota, whom he organized to send war parties against tribes allied with the British.

By the time of his 1819 expedition, Lisa had developed strong relationships with the Omaha, Ponca, Yankton and Teton Sioux, Mandan and Arikara peoples.

His reports of the valley, the Teton Range and the Yellowstone region to the north were viewed by people of the day with skepticism.

As Chairman of Public Lands, he dealt with the Teapot Dome investigations and the formation of Grand Teton National Park.

The South Teton River travels generally southwest until it joins Henry's Fork west of Rexburg at the southwest end of a large inland delta region on the Henry's Fork, essentially merging with the delta from the east as one of its channels.

This roadway combines with the roads in Grand Teton National Park that follow the eastern side of the lake, and provides access for boating and fishing.

Meet with Teton Sioux.

* Snake River Land Company Residence and Office: Buildings associated with the Snake River Land Company in Grand Teton National Park, listed on the National Register of Historic Places