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Grand Teton literally translates as Big Tits National Park. The area was named either by French-Canadian explorers or a Native American Sioux tribe (depending on which version of events you believe) because of the peaks’ resemblance to a pair of breasts. If the National Park Service renamed it Big Tits National Park they would undoubtedly see a dramatic rise in visitor numbers, but it might perhaps leave a few tourists feeling short-changed.
‘So, where did the town get the name Two Dot? It’s a pretty cool name.’ ‘From the cows,’ said one of the men. ‘The cows chose the name?’ I asked. ‘No, don’t be foolish. From a local cattle rancher named George ‘Two Dot’ Wilson. This all used to be his land. The branding iron he used for his cows was just two dots. And the name just sorta stuck.’
