Moran, Wyoming

Moran, Wyoming
Moran
—  Unincorporated community  —
Moran is located in Wyoming
Moran
Location within the state of Wyoming
Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 110°30′28″W / 43.84167°N 110.50778°W / 43.84167; -110.50778Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 110°30′28″W / 43.84167°N 110.50778°W / 43.84167; -110.50778
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Teton
Elevation 6,749 ft (2,057 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 83013
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1604433[1]

Moran (also Moran Junction) is an unincorporated community in south central Teton County, Wyoming, United States, which serves as one of the principal fee collection entrances to Grand Teton National Park. It lies in Grand Teton National Park northeast of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Teton County, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 26, 89, 191, and 287.[2] Its elevation is 6,749 feet (2,057 m). As the community has had two different names, the Board on Geographic Names officially ruled in favor of "Moran" in 1970.[1] Although Moran is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83013.[3]

Moran is part of the Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area and it is known as the state's coldest continually inhabited place, with a record low of -66°F (-54°C) registered in the winter of 1933. The high altitude at which the village is located, as well as the effects of radiational cooling, cause particularly severe conditions in the winter.

Education

Public education in the community of Moran is provided by Teton County School District #1. Schools serving the community include Moran Elementary School (grades K-5), Jackson Hole Middle School (grades 6-8), and Jackson Hole High School (grades 9-12).

History

Ed "Cap" and Clara Smith established a homestead at Moranin the 1890s, but found themselves catering to travelers on the road to Yellowstone National Park to the north, or to Idaho on the Marysville Road. The Smiths built a two story log hotel. Their neighbors, the Allens, built the Elkhorn Hotel, which housed the post office and a store.[4] The Smith hotel burned around November of 1900.[5]

Moran began to grow after 1903, when Ben D. Sheffield bought two homesteads on the Snake River and built up an outfitting business at the location, called the Teton Lodge Resort. A toll bridge over the Snake, possibly operated by Sheffield, was a major link in the local transportation network. Sheffield also operated the Moran post office from 1907 to 1919. His brother Edward ran the Flagg Ranch farther north, just outside of Yellowstone National Park. The Sheffield ranch's lodge, which housed the post office, burned in 1916. A replacement lodge was built around 1922. The Sheffield complex of cabins comprised the bulk of the town. In 1928, Sheffield sold out to the Snake River Land Company, which renovated and expanded the facility, in part to head off new development in the area. The SRLC established the Teton Lodge Company to operate the ranch, which expanded to a capacity of 200 guests. The main lodge was destroyed by fire in 1935. The remaining cabins, and thus most of the community, were moved to Jackson Lake Lodge in 1955. [6]

The construction of Jackson Lake Dam from 1910 to 1916 temporarily made Moran a much larger town, with a construction encampment built by the Reclamation Service to the north of the Sheffield ranch.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Moran, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1604433. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ "Chapter 6: The Pioneers: Homesteading in Jackson Role, 1884-1900". A Place Called Jackson Hole: A Historic Resource Study of Grand Teton National Park. 2008-08-12. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/grte2/hrs6.htm. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "Chapter 13: The Communities of Jackson Hole". A Place Called Jackson Hole: A Historic Resource Study of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. 2008-08-12. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/grte2/hrs13a.htm. Retrieved April 19, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chapter 15: Tourists". A Place Called Jackson Hole: A Historic Resource Study of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. 2008-08-12. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/grte2/hrs15a.htm. Retrieved April 19, 2011. 



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