Members of the Mariposa Battalion become the first white men to see Yosemite
Bill introduced by California Senator Conness setting aside park land in Yosemite Valley, California
Fredrick Law Olmsted’s manifesto calling for greater protection of Yosemite is suppressed
President Lincoln signs act ceding Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove Giant Sequoias to California
Henry Dana Washburn leads expedition to confirm rumors of Yellowstone’s geothermic wonders
President Ulysses S. Grand signs bill creating Yellowstone the first national park
The Northern Pacific Railroad completed, bringing tourists to Yellowstone
Brothers discover ancient ruins in cliffs of Mesa Verde, Colorado
Benjamin Harrison signs bill creating Yosemite National Park
President Harrison signs Forest Reserve Act, empowering presidents to set aside public land as national forests
Mount Rainier becomes first park created from a national forest
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President Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act
Mesa Verde National Park Created
Devils Tower becomes first national monument
President Roosevelt creates Petrified Forest National Monument
President Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a national monument
Glacier National Park created
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Mount Desert Island (later Acadia) declared as a national monument
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Law enacted creating the National Park Service
Bill signed creating Mount McKinley (later Denali) National Park
Bill passed creating Grand Canyon and Acadia National Parks
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Congress authorizes creation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Grand Teton National Park established
National park Service’s purview expanded to include historic sites
Everglades National Park is created
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Roosevelt signs executive order establishing Jackson Hole National Monument
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Arches National Park created
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President Jimmy Carter invokes the Antiquities Act to create 17 national monuments in Alaska
Biscayne National Park Established
Kenai Fjords National Park Established
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American Samoa park created
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October 27, 1986
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