Another Old Barn is a photograph by Kathleen Struckle which was uploaded on March 14th, 2013.
Another Old Barn
Blacktail Butte near the turn of the 19-century, clustered their farms to share labor and eaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,... more
Title
Another Old Barn
Artist
Kathleen Struckle
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Blacktail Butte near the turn of the 19-century, clustered their farms to share labor and eaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, sent parties from the Salt Lake Valley to establish new communities and support their expanding population. Mormon homesteaders, who settled east of community, a stark contrast with the isolation typical of many western homesteads. These settlers first arrived in the 1890s from Idaho establishing a community (named Grovont by the U.S. Post Office) known today as �Mormon Row.�
Homesteaders established 27 homesteads in the Grovont area because of relatively fertile soil, shelter from winds by Blacktail Butte and access to the Gros Ventre River. Despite the harsh conditions of Jackson Hole, Mormon settlers grew crops by using irrigation. These hardy settlers dug ditches by hand and with teams of horses, building an intricate network of levees and dikes to funnel water from central ditches to their fields between 1896 and 1937. Water still flows in some of these ditches.
Mormon Row Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 as an Historic District.
How to get there: Drive north from Jackson on highway 191 past Moose Junction and turn right onto Antelope Flats Road. Follow the road about 1 � miles until you see a north-south running dirt road marked by a distinctive pink stucco house on the left with a small dirt parking area. A trail brochure and interpretive sign can be found at the parking lot.
John Moulton Barn
John Moulton barn
Moulton Barns
Today, two picturesque barns highlight Mormon Row. Settlers John and Thomas Alma (T.A.) Moulton built these barns on adjacent homesteads. After nearly 30 years of working the land, John replaced his log home and barn with a new carpenter-constructed, pink stucco frame house and impressive, two-story gambrel barn north of Antelope Flats Road. South of John�s homestead, T. A. took over 30 years to build his gable-with-shed style barn. Photographers from around the world stop by T. A. Moulton�s barn to capture this iconic historic structure with the Teton Range in the background.
Mormon Row-Grand Teton National Park-WyomingMormon Row Wyoming-Grand Teton National Park
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March 14th, 2013
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Comments (77)
Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the “Landscape and Landmark Photography” group!
Kathleen Struckle replied:
Thank you Judy for the feature in Landscapes and Landmark Group. I appreciate this very much.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kathleen Struckle
Thank you Bob and Nadine for the feature in All southwest Art group.Deeply appreciated
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations on your feature in The 200 Club, a "rising star" photography group in which only a select few are featured. It is my pleasure to feature desirable art work like this. Congratulations on your other features and on your hundreds of views, too.