Murie Ranch Historic District | |
 Estes Cabin, Murie Ranch | |
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| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
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| Nearest city | Moose, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 43°39′2″N 110°43′37″W / 43.65056°N 110.72694°W |
| Built | 1951 |
| Architect | Estes, Buster |
| MPS | Grand Teton National Park MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001039 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1998[1] |
| Designated NHLD | February 17, 2006[2] |
The Murie Ranch Historic District, also known as the STS Dude Ranch and Stella Woodbury Summer Home is an inholding in Grand Teton National Park near Moose, Wyoming. The district is chiefly significant for its association with the conservationists Olaus Murie, his wife Margaret (Mardy) Murie and scientist Adolph Murie and his wife Louise. Olaus and Adolph Murie were influential in the establishment of an ecological approach to wildlife management, while Mardy Murie was influential because of her huge conservation victories such as passing the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 and being awarded with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for her lifetime works in conservation. Olaus Murie was a prominent early field biologist in the U.S. Biological Survey and subsequent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before retiring and becoming the president of the Wilderness Society, He was a prominent advocate for the preservation of wild lands in America.
The Murie Residence, home of Olaus and Mardy, and itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, adjoins the former STS Dude Ranch. Both the Murie Residence and the STS Ranch provided accommodation for meetings of the Wilderness Society in 1953, and provided a base for writers and activists in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Murie Ranch Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- ^ "Murie Ranch". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. August 12, 2008.