Open Door Colored Version is a photograph by Kathleen Struckle which was uploaded on March 14th, 2013.
Open Door Colored Version
Blacktail Butte near the turn of the 19-century, clustered their farms to share labor and eaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,... more
Title
Open Door Colored Version
Artist
Kathleen Struckle
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Blacktail Butte near the turn of the 19-century, clustered their farms to share labor and eaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, sent parties from the Salt Lake Valley to establish new communities and support their expanding population. Mormon homesteaders, who settled east of community, a stark contrast with the isolation typical of many western homesteads. These settlers first arrived in the 1890s from Idaho establishing a community (named Grovont by the U.S. Post Office) known today as �Mormon Row.�
Homesteaders established 27 homesteads in the Grovont area because of relatively fertile soil, shelter from winds by Blacktail Butte and access to the Gros Ventre River. Despite the harsh conditions of Jackson Hole, Mormon settlers grew crops by using irrigation. These hardy settlers dug ditches by hand and with teams of horses, building an intricate network of levees and dikes to funnel water from central ditches to their fields between 1896 and 1937. Water still flows in some of these ditches.
Mormon Row Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 as an Historic District.
How to get there: Drive north from Jackson on highway 191 past Moose Junction and turn right onto Antelope Flats Road. Follow the road about 1 ďż˝ miles until you see a north-south running dirt road marked by a distinctive pink stucco house on the left with a small dirt parking area. A trail brochure and interpretive sign can be found at the parking lot.
John Moulton Barn
John Moulton barn
Moulton Barns
Today, two picturesque barns highlight Mormon Row. Settlers John and Thomas Alma (T.A.) Moulton built these barns on adjacent homesteads. After nearly 30 years of working the land, John replaced his log home and barn with a new carpenter-constructed, pink stucco frame house and impressive, two-story gambrel barn north of Antelope Flats Road. South of John�s homestead, T. A. took over 30 years to build his gable-with-shed style barn. Photographers from around the world stop by T. A. Moulton�s barn to capture this iconic historic structure with the Teton Range in the background.
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March 14th, 2013
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Comments (127)
Lingfai Leung
Love the capture of the abandoned barn in a country. Special Feature nomination in 1000 Views, L/f
Christopher James
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Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/tw
Kathleen Struckle replied:
Thank you Christopher for the feature in 1000 Views on 1 image Group. I appreciate this very much
Kathleen Struckle
Thank you Bob and Nadine for the feature in One A Board Landscape Group.Truly appreciated
Kathleen Struckle
Thank you Navin for the feature in Top 100 Share Group. I appreciate this very much
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kathleen Struckle replied:
Thank you John for the feature In Images That Excite You Group.. I appreciate this very much
Xueling Zou
Love your work and enjoy reading your description! Shared your work at Community > Discussions > Original Art, Story Or Journal > http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1653768
Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the “Landscape and Landmark Photography” group!
Kathleen Struckle
Thank you Lyric for the feature in Out Of The Ordinary Group. Very much appreciated