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Flagg RanchIn 1910 the Flagg Ranch was established nearby by Edward S. Sheffield, who named the ranch after the old post's flags. Sheffield obtained a lease from the Forest Service and exploited hot springs along nearby Polecat Creek for bathing. Ed Sheffield was the brother of Ben Sheffield, who operated a dude ranch of his own, the Teton Lodge Resort near the Moran settlement in northern Jackson Hole.The Flagg Ranch grew along with the dude ranch and guest ranch industry as it developed in Jackson Hole, and by Sheffield's death in 1927 the Flagg Ranch was a fully equipped dude ranch.[1] It was described as a {{convert|50|mi|km|adj=on}} stagecoach ride from Ashton, Idaho, the nearest point of connection to the Union Pacific Railroad line.[2] Park Service concessionIn 1972 the section of Teton National Forest between Yellowstone and Grand Teton was transferred to the National Park Service as John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, to be operated by Grand Teton.[3] The Flagg Ranch became a Park Service concessioner with the transfer. The ranch has been operated by International Leisure Hosts, Ltd. since 1964. Though the location is now operated by Vail Resorts Management Company (Takeover date unknown).[4] The original log lodge was destroyed by fire in 1981. A replacement structure was completed in 1995.[5] The Flagg Ranch area was heavily burned during the Yellowstone fires of 1988 by the Huck Fire, started by a tree falling on a power line near the ranch, which eventually covered more than {{convert|200000|acre|ha}}.[6][7] NPS information stationThe National Park Service operates a seasonal information station at Flagg Ranch that provides information of the Rockefeller Parkway and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.[8] References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.flaggranch.com/history.html|publisher=Flagg Ranch|accessdate=April 26, 2011}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/grte2/hrs15a.htm|date=August 12, 2008|work=A Place Called Jackson Hole: A Historic Resource Study of Grand Teton National Park|title=Chapter 15: Tourists|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=April 19, 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/jodr.htm|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=April 27, 2011}} 4. ^http://www.vailresorts.com/Corp/index.aspx 5. ^{{cite web|title=Employment Opportunities|url=http://www.flaggranch.com/employment.html|publisher=Flagg Ranch Resort|accessdate=April 27, 2011}} 6. ^{{cite book|last=Pitcher|first=Don|title=Moon Yellowstone and Grand Teton|isbn=978-1-59880-160-6|page=122}} 7. ^{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Ross W.|title=The Fires of '88|year=1989|publisher=American Geographic Publishing|location=Helena, MT|isbn=0-938314-66-1|page=27}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Operating Hours & Seasons|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/hours.htm#CP_JUMP_73412|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=May 15, 2011}} External links
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