Nathaniel P. Langford

Nathaniel P. Langford
1870 portrait of Langford
Born(1832-08-09)August 9, 1832
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 18, 1911(1911-10-18) (aged 79)
Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Park superintendent, vigilante, historian
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Nathaniel Pitt Langford (August 9, 1832 – October 18, 1911) was an American explorer, businessman, bureaucrat, vigilante and historian from Saint Paul, Minnesota who played an important role in the early years of the Montana gold fields, territorial government and the creation of Yellowstone National Park.[1]

  1. ^ Nathaniel Pitt Langford, The Vigilante, the Explorer, the Expounder and First Superintendent of Yellowstone Park, Olin D. Wheeler, Speech to the Montana Historical Society, April 8, 1912