https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1083766901/yellowstone-150-park-history
"It's safe to say Yellowstone National Park is still looking good at the ripe
old age of 150.
The world famous site became the first national park in the U.S. on March 1,
1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park
Protection Act into law.
The park, which stretches into Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, is known for its
unique natural scenery, bountiful wildlife, and deep history. It also helped
usher in the broader national park movement in the U.S., according to Chuck
Sams, the director of the National Park Service.
The NPS now has 63 parks across the country. Sams said Tuesday's anniversary
was a celebration bigger than just Yellowstone.
"We also celebrate something much bigger than the park itself—the beginning of
the national park idea, an idea that spread through the country and around the
world, inspiring governments to protect natural and cultural treasures 'for the
benefit and enjoyment of the people,'" he said in a statement."
Via Muse.
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