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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park in California, became the the first in 1872.
Yellowstone National Park, the first National Park in the US, is located in Wyoming and Montana.
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Yellowstone, which was established by Teddy Roosevelt.
It was an area of wilderness.
The first National Park was Yellowstone. It was designated as a National Park in 1872 by President U.S. Grant.
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into federal law the Yellowstone National Park Act (17 Stat. 32). This law established Yellowstone as the first National Park in the world.
President Ulysses S. Grant signed the law to establish Yellowstone National Park as the world's first national park on March 1, 1872.
Yellowstone National Park became a world heritage site on September 8, 1978.
President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law Yellowstone National Park as the world's first national park on March 1, 1872.
Yellowstone has been a national park since President Ulysses S. Grant signed it into law as a national park in 1872. So, yellowstone has been a national park for 139 years.
Yellowstone is a national park in Wyoming.
Yellowstone National Park is a land park.
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872,is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone's name is historically credited to the Native Americans who lived in and around the park area. The name is basically derived from the Yellowstone River. The Yellowstone River has high yellow rock cliffs along its banks in the northern area of the present day park. The Native American Minnetaree tribe called the river "Mi tsi a da zi," which means "Rock Yellow River." French fur trappers translated this to "Yellow Rock" or "Yellow Stone." Hence Yellowstone was named. In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established making it the world's first national park.
Ulysses S. Grant (US President from Mar 4, 1869 - Mar 4, 1877) established Yellowstone as the world's first national park on March 1, 1872. The area of Yellowstone is located mostly in the state of Wyoming, but also stretches into parts Montana and Idaho.