be paid for that position. Philetus Walter Norris was born in Palmyra, New York on August 17, 1821, the son of John Norris, Jr. and Azubah Phelps. His...
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The Philetus W. Norris House is located in Detroit, Michigan, near the corner of Mound Road and Davison Avenue. It was built in 1873 by Philetus W. Norris...
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Christian martyr Philetus, assistant of Hermogenes the magician in The Golden Legend People with the first name Philetus include Philetus Norris (1821-1885)...
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1878, alarming park Superintendent Philetus Norris. In the aftermath of the Sheepeater Indian War of 1879, Norris built a fort to prevent Native Americans...
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Philetus Norris (1821–1885), second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Ralph Norris (born 1949), Australasian business executive Rex Norris,...
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Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, United States. The cliff was named by Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent in 1878. It was declared a National...
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John W. Meldrum - 1st U.S. Commissioner to Yellowstone (1894–1935) Philetus Norris - Second park superintendent Park rangers Harry Yount - First park...
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eruptions of this period were described by Yellowstone superintendent Philetus Norris as: "...simply incredible, elevating to heights of 100 to 300 feet...
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(1892–1973), founder of Matthaei Botanical Gardens Philetus Norris (1821–1885), founder of Norris, Michigan (now Hamtramck) and 2nd superintendent of...
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first appeared on maps in 1880 in an annual report from superintendent Philetus Norris. In 2018, Native American leaders have called for it to be renamed...
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was named for and by Philetus Norris, the park's second superintendent from 1877 to 1882. While on a visit to the park, Norris and several mountain guides...
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a hot spring located in Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Originally named Emerald Geyser by Philetus Norris, park superintendent (1877–1882)...
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Dunraven and the service his book had done for the park. In 1879, Philetus Norris, the park Superintendent, gave the pass on the Grand Loop Road between...
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the first wagon road between Norris and Canyon. In 1880, then superintendent Philetus Norris had named the cascades, Norris Falls but geologist Arnold Hague...
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and reported for duty at Yellowstone on July 6. His supervisor was Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent. Shortly after Yount reported for duty...
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the park. Prior to 1922, the peak had been named Thompson Peak by Philetus Norris in 1880 and Storm Peak by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys...
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Mount Longfellow or Longfellows' Peak by then park superintendent Philetus Norris in 1880. In 1885, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey changed...
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early tourists to bathe. Begun by Yellowstone park superintendent Philetus Norris, the bath house was intended to have two rooms and a dirt-covered roof...
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Dunraven and the service his book had done for the park. In 1879, Philetus Norris, the park Superintendent, gave a pass on the Grand Loop Road between...
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Expedition are credited with the name Silverthread Falls. In 1883, Philetus Norris, then park superintendent, renamed the falls Sliding Cascade. However...
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Bridge and the confluence of the Lamar River. The valley was named by Philetus Norris, the second superintendent of the park (1877–82). In 1882, then park...
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which refers to geologic formations called hoodoos found there. When Philetus Norris, the second superintendent of Yellowstone Park, climbed the peak in...
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Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Yellowstone National Park MRA: Norris Museum/Comfort Station. National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2023....
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F. Jay made the acquaintance of Philetus Norris, then superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. At the time, Norris encouraged F. Jay to visit the park...
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north in 1871 during the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. In 1888, Philetus Norris the second park superintendent, named the peak Mount Forum for unknown...
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Surprise Peak for reasons not now known. In 1880, then superintendent Philetus Norris had named the peak Mount Stephans for one of his assistants, C. N....
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belief, they were passed without a halt. The cascades were named by Philetus Norris, park superintendent in 1881 for the 12-year-old son of Wyoming's territorial...
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Yellowstone River on August 25, 1877. First named by superintendent Philetus Norris in 1880, the ford has also been known as Chief Joseph's Crossing and...
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Peak in honor of an Assistant Secretary of the Interior by either Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent or W.H.Holmes, a U.S. Geological Survey...
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only by their users and guides. Yellowstone's second superintendent, Philetus W. Norris, served from 1877 to 1882. His administration, unlike Langford's,...
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