Native peoples of the area were the first to view its wonders, doing so over ten thousand years ago.
John Colter, who was with
Lewis and clark when they went on their expidition
was the first European to record a visit to the region. His reports were so incredible (LITERALLY!) that few people believed them. It took a few more decades before most scientists believed what was being reported.
john colter, mountain man
According to the Yellowstone National Park web page: "Fur trappers' fantastic tales of cauldrons of bubbling mud and roaring geysers sending steaming plumes skyward made their way back east. Several expeditions were sent to investigate, opening the West to further exploration and exploitation. In 1871, Ferdinand Hayden led an expedition that included artist Thomas Moran and photographer William H. Jackson. They brought back images that helped convince Congress that the area known as Yellowstone needed to be protected and preserved. In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law declaring that Yellowstone would forever be "dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people." see the related link below for more info
The land that is now Yellowstone NP was already an almost unique place in nature when the first humans arrived about 12,000 years ago. In other words, nobody created the landscape itself.
The person most responsible for ensuring that the land was not sold to private developers -- who would almost certainly have pillaged the area, destroying its essential character forever -- was Ferdinand Hayden.
The legislation to set aside this land "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people" was signed into law by President Grant on 1872 March 1.
The legislation designating it as a national park was signed by President Ulysses Grant in 1872.
Dr. Ferdinand V. Hayden invented Yellowstone National Park.
i think it was Ferdinand Hayden
Ulysses S. Grant
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Yellowstone is a national park in Wyoming.
Yellowstone National Park is a land park.
Yosemite National Park is in California. Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming. People often get the names confused.
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is the world's first National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone is a National Park.
Yellowstone, which was established by Teddy Roosevelt.
It was made by the volcano underneath Yellowstone NP
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Yellowstone National Park
How many geysers are in Yellowstone National Park?
yellowstone is of the most popular national parks