Yellowstone National Park became the world’s first national park on March 1, 1872, consisting of more than two million acres of mountain wilderness, 间歇泉, 冰川覆盖的山谷, 河流, 湖泊, 和更多的. But did you know 新濠天地app大学 has a rich history embedded in Yellowstone’s story?
Not only was Yellowstone the first national park in the world, Yellowstone was also the first park to house permanent camping experiences, ones that are now commonplace to a national park experience. Women from Geneva during this time period were an integral part of these camps and led many of the projects.
威廉华莱士怀利
威廉华莱士怀利 was born and raised in Ohio where he had thick ties to 新濠天地app大学. At this time, 新濠天地app大学 was located in Northwood, Ohio close to where Wylie grew up. He was the nephew of Geneva professor J. L. 麦卡特尼, nephew of Geneva janitor James 麦卡特尼, and first cousin of Clarence Macartney, in whose memory 新濠天地app大学’s 麦卡特尼库 was built. It is unclear if Wylie attended 新濠天地app大学 himself but nevertheless, he had strong personal connections with the school.
In 1883, 威廉华莱士怀利 founded The Wylie Camping Company when he began giving 10-day park tours using moveable camps. After several years of a growing business, Wylie managed to establish permanent camps in Yellowstone in 1896, 这是第一次. The Wylie Permanent Camping Company ran eight camp “villages” including Riverside, 上间歇泉盆地, 天鹅湖平原, 长臂猿瀑布, 峡谷, 锯湖, 罗斯福, 科迪营, 和西拇指. For a five or six-day camping trip, it cost people $35 and $40, respectively. It was a sought-after venture with 1371 guests traveling to camp at Yellowstone during the 1901 season. 事实上, 直到1917年, The Wylie Camping Company was the premier camping experience in Yellowstone National Park.
玛格丽特·乔安娜·麦卡特尼
玛格丽特·乔安娜·麦卡特尼 was the daughter of James 麦卡特尼, 新濠天地app的看门人, and cousin to 威廉华莱士怀利. She grew up on College Hill with close personal ties to the college. 事实上, some of her uncles helped found the college alongside John Black Johnston. She attended Geneva as part of the class of 1890 and graduated at the age of 26.
麦卡特尼 began working for 威廉华莱士怀利 in 1902 and continued to work seasonally at Yellowstone until 1934. Known as “Lady Mac” she was the manager of 峡谷 Lodge and personnel officer for the Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Company. Part of her duties as manager was to make sure the camp was employed by many young men and women who would help with the daily upkeep of the camps like cleaning, 给旅游, 烹饪, and taking care of the guests. Lady Mac relied heavily on Geneva students, especially from 1915-1916 according to the Yellowstone archives. Some of the Geneva students who were workers at Yellowstone National Park include Vessie Caughey ’28, Garnet Rhodes ’28 (non-grad), 还有13岁的埃德娜·帕金森.
Elizabeth (Bessie) Dawson Johnston
Elizabeth Dawson Johnston was the great-niece of John Black Johnston, founder of 新濠天地app大学. Her father was William Pollock Johnston (professor, 1881-1890; president 1890-1907) and her brother was Dr. Archibald Johnston (professor, 1916-1920; president 1920-1923). She attended Geneva and graduated with the class of 1901. She later became an instructor of piano in the Music Department from 1911-1958.
在黄石公园, Johnston served as matron at 上间歇泉盆地 Camp, now known as the Old Faithful complex. Her duties included making sure the camp’s daily activities would run smoothly. She oversaw many young ladies which gave her the ability to become a Godly mentor to many of these women throughout her many summers at Yellowstone.
艾娃·玛雷拉·艾伦·威利
艾娃·玛雷拉·艾伦·威利 became an art teacher and head of the art department at 
新濠天地app大学 from 1906-1912. She taught Pottery Painting and Firing and Public-School Art. 晚些时候, after the death of her husband, she became the head resident of Patterson Lodge, 新濠天地app的一个男生宿舍. She continued to aid Geneva and further its mission until her retirement.
In the summer of 1910, Allen served as the manager of Lake Camp in Yellowstone National Park. Like Elizabeth Johnston, she supervised one of The Wylie Permanent Camping sights. She managed many men and women who helped give guests a pleasant camping experience.
作者:Lexi Meese '22
Historical Information Sourced By:
Kae Kirkwood '83, 新濠天地app大学 Archival Librarian
Kathleen Michael, Yellowstone National Park
