1912 Fred Kiser Prints - Glacier National Park Montana-Part 4

1912 Fred Kiser Prints - Glacier National Park Montana-Part 4

ARTIST: Fred Kiser
CIRCA: dated 1912
SIZE: 10" x 12"
SERIES: See America First
LOCATION: Glacier National Park Montana
TITLE: Reflections On Lake McDermott
TITLE: Iceberg Lake and Continental Divide

See my 1st post for more information.

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
On May 11, 1910 Glacier National Park was established. President Taft signed the bill establishing Glacier as the country's 10th national park.

"Evidence of human use in this area dates back to over 10,000 years. By the time the first European explorers came into this region, several different tribes inhabited the area. The Blackfeet Indians controlled the vast prairies east of the mountains, while the Salish and Kootenai Indians lived in the western valleys, traveling over the mountains in search of game and to hunt the great herds of buffalo on the eastern plains.

The majority of early European explorers came to this area in search of beaver and other pelts. They were soon followed by miners and, eventually, settlers looking for land. By 1891, the completion of the Great Northern Railway sealed the area’s fate, allowing a greater number of people to enter into the heart of northwest Montana. Homesteaders settled in the valleys west of Marias Pass and soon small towns developed.

Around the turn of the century, people started to look at the land differently. For some, this place held more than minerals to mine or land to farm…they began to recognize that the area had a unique scenic beauty all to its own." - from the National Park website