Elijah Nicholas "Uncle Nick" Wilson
April 8, 1843-Dec. 27, 1915
Wilson next to Post Office

In 1889, Uncle Nick led the first Mormon settlers over Teton Pass into Jackson Hole. It took 14 days to travel from Victor, idaho, to Wilson, Wyoming, the town that bears his name. As a child, Uncle Nick lived with Chief Washakie’s band of Shoshone Indians. He later was a Pony Express rider, a scout for General Albert S. Johnston, and an Overland Stage driver. In Wilson, Uncle Nick was the first Presiding Elder for the Mormon Church and had the first hotel, general store, and post office. This monument is dedicated summer, 1989, on the 100th anniversary of the pioneer crossing of Teton Pass.