| Birth: | Mar. 18, 1839, USA | | Death: | May 16, 1924
Wheatland
Platte County
Wyoming, USA | 
Western Frontiersman. Considered the "Founding father of the National Park Ranger Service", he served as the first and only gamekeeper in Yellowstone National Park, the world's first National Park. He enlisted twice in the Civil War Union Army, mustering out as a Company Quartermaster Sergeant. In 1866, he came to Wyoming Territory working along the Bozeman Trail. He worked as a contract hunter for the Smithsonian Institution, providing specimens of western fauna for exhibits. During the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey to Yellowstone, he worked as a wrangler and packer. He was appointed gamekeeper of Yellowstone in 1880. His duties included protecting wildlife from poachers, and guiding visiting dignitaries. Prior to his resignation in 1881, he pointed out in a report that it was impossible for one man to patrol the park, and urged the formation of a ranger force. (bio by: Eric Crow)
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Q.M.SGT HARRY S. YOUNT CO.H MO.CAV
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Lakeview Cemetery
Cheyenne
Laramie County
Wyoming, USA |
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Originally Created by: Eric Crow
Record added: Mar 27, 2006
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You must have been a interesting personBlessings
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Darlene Zollars
Added: Aug. 12, 2010 |
Happy July 4th!
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Kate Duvall
Added: Jul. 2, 2010 |
Cousin Harry,It's an honor to be your relative. We passed by your mountain (Yount Pk) a few years back, you had quite a life story.
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Hardy
Added: Jun. 30, 2010 |
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