| The name refers to the long history of Native peoples in the Yellowstone area, as well as those killed in conflicts with settlers and the military during the 1800s. (USGS, 2022) Mount in Yellowstone Park, named for Lieut. Gustavus C. Doane, United States Army, who commanded the military escort of an expedition in 1870. (Gannett, 1905) Mountain, altitude 10,500 feet, Yellowstone National Park, ... . Named by the Washburn party, 1870, for Lieut. G. C. Doane, commander of the military escort of this expedition, who made the first official report upon the wonders of the Yellowstone region. (Decisions, 1930) |
