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Philetus W. Norris

Philetus W. Norris The Norris Namesake Norris Geyser Basin is named for Philetus Walter Norris second superintendent of Yellowstone from 1877 to 1882. He recorded this area's hydrothermal features...


Philetus W. Norris
The Norris Namesake
Norris Geyser Basin is named for Philetus Walter Norris
second superintendent of Yellowstone from 1877 to 1882.
He recorded this area's hydrothermal features in detail
and also oversaw construction of some of the parks first
roads, parts of which still remain as the Grand Loop Road.

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