Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir survey Yosemite in California, 1903. Roosevelt spent some time camp
Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir survey Yosemite in California, 1903. Roosevelt spent some time camping in Yosemite with Muir, who was lobbying for more protections for the area after San Francisco residents began lobbying to place dams in the park to create reservoirs for the city. Roosevelt did agree to add areas to the protected park, but the Hetch Hetchy dam was eventually built in 1913, drowning a beautiful valley.{WHF} {HTE} -- source link
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