Welcome to the online edition of the Smith Brothers Chronological History of Crater Lake, a History and Important Event Log Including Significant Crater Lake Records and Area “Firsts” of Crater Lake National Park.
Please remember that this history is not a primary source of information, but a compilation of news accounts, personal remembrances, oral histories, articles, and other sources. Consider it a ‘starting point’ for your Crater Lake research.
Collected and Edited by
Larry B. Smith
Lloyd Smith
About the Chronology
Go to the First Entry – 1828
Larry Smith’s Crater Lake Photo Posters
(over 50 photo posters of Crater Lake’s history)
Lloyd Smith Photography – when horses worked in the park
Of Horses and Human Skulls
Lloyd Smith’s Earliest Crater Lake Photos
Other pages in this section
