Monuments Erected by Daughters of Utah Pioneers in 1889, five Mormon families pioneered Jackson Hole making the trip of 28 miles in 14 days over Teton Pass. Their leader was Elijah N. Wilson, known among the people as "Uncle Nick" famous Indian scout and Pony Express Rider. They found eighteen single men living in the valley. These families established homes and later built a fort for protection against the Indians. The first L.D.S. services were held on Easter Sunday, 1890. Sylvester Wilson was the first presiding elder.

Teton County Company, Wyo.

Elijah N. Wilson was one of the first riders of the Pony Express. He was sent out west to Nevada to a station called Ruby Valley, one of the many stations that had been strung along the trail every fifty miles from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. "Uncle Nick" was sent back to Utah later and rode between Deep Creek and Shell Creek until the end of the Pony Express.