A 1904 map of Yellowstone National Park, 1904. After a number of white Americans explored the area a
A 1904 map of Yellowstone National Park, 1904. After a number of white Americans explored the area and came back telling tales of the geysers and mountains there, the United States made Yellowstone the first national park in 1872. The original idea was to have the park be a tourist attraction for people riding the new railroads in the region; the idea of preserving the region as a natural area with intrinsic value did not come until later.{WHF} {HTE} -- source link
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