Jackson Town Square
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Jackson Town Square
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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David E. Jackson was born in Tygart Valley of today's West Virginia (1788). His hunting and fur-trapping skills were mastered in the upper portions of Wyoming during his 30s when he formed a partnership with William Sublette and Jedediah Smith. The trio trapped and traded beaver pelts along the upper Missouri River. At the time mountain-men referred to valleys as holes. And Jackson's hunting companion, William Sublette, named the broad valley south of Yellowstone Jackson's Hole. Jackson became the butt of many jokes, and finally the possessive was kindly dropped and the valley name became Jackson Hole.
The town of Jackson eventually prospered when trappers gathered there every summer to hawk their pelts. The town's folk, along with a large herd of elk, discovered that the protected valley was a great area to winter over. The town square, pictured here, shows off an eye-catching set of entrance arches made of elk antlers. The square became the center for an annual antler auction, conducted by the boy scouts. The elk's antlers are sold in lots to artisans, craftsmen and merchants. Others are used to make repairs to these one-of-a kind entrance arches.
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August 15th, 2016
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Allan Van Gasbeck
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