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Congress declares that the national park system, which began with establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of the United States, its territories and island possessions; that these areas, though distinct in character, are united ...
Prominent individuals in the effort to create a national park included Enos Mills from the Estes Park area, James Grafton Rogers from Denver, and J. Horace McFarland of Pennsylvania. [13] The national park was established on January 26, 1915. [14]
Location: Coconino and Mohave counties, Arizona, United States: Nearest city: Fredonia, Arizona (North Rim) Tusayan, Arizona (South Rim): Coordinates: 2]: Area: 1,217,262 acres (4,926.08 km 2) [3]: Established: January 11, 1908 () as a national monument February 26, 1919 () as a national park: Visitors: 4,733,705 (in 2023) [4]: Governing body: National Park Service: Website: nps.gov /grca ...
The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2).
Dilsaver, Lary M. "A national park in the wasteland: American and National Park Service perceptions of the desert". The Public Historian 38.4 (2016): 38-55. Long, McKenzie. This Contested Land: The Storied Past and Uncertain Future of America's National Monuments (University of Minnesota Press, 2022). A highly personal study of 13 major ...
Efforts to preserve the region as a national park began in the late 19th century, and in 1929 Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the Teton Range's major peaks. The valley of Jackson Hole remained in private ownership until the 1930s when conservationists led by John D. Rockefeller Jr. began purchasing land in Jackson Hole to ...
The United States established Yellowstone National Park, the first "public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people," in 1872. [3] Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a "national park" at the time, in practice [4] it is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. [5]
Opponents, such as holders of land and mining claims, blocked efforts to reclassify the monument as a National Park for 11 years. Grand Canyon National Park was finally established as the 17th U.S. National Park by an Act of Congress signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on February 26, 1919. [30] The National Park Service declared the ...