Chester A Arthur Yellowstone

Jackson hole the president arthur yellowstone expedition of 1883.
Chester a arthur yellowstone. President arthur was allegedly inspired to visit yellowstone by a bierstadt painting of the yellowstone falls which the artist had loaned the executive mansion in hopes that congress would purchase the painting. As noted earlier the first president to visit the park was chester a. By all accounts chester arthur 1829 1886 was an accomplished angler adept at both bait casting and fly fishing. His destination was yellowstone national park established by an act of congress only eleven years earlier.
The goal was to reach yellowstone national park and tour it before returning to civilization. He had tested northern waters in canada and those of the american south in florida. The trip generated political pressure to preserve the park in. In 1883 he and his large entourage played at being cowboys.
Arthur the first president to visit yellowstone traveled there in 1883 by stage and horseback from the railroad at green river through the shoshone reservation and jackson hole. One of the 19 th century presidents who spent the most time in northwestern wyoming was chester a. Philip sheridan crossed 500 miles of lightly settled wyoming territory. Arthur and guided by lt.
Arthur was a bit of a dandy and in a nod to western style during a two month vacation during his term he covered his business suit with knee length leather leggings. Arthur embarked on a trip of historic proportions. For most of august 1883 a military expedition headed by president chester a.