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  2. History of the National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    The current National Capital Parks office is a direct lineal descendant of the original office established by the first commissioners of the District of Columbia in ...

  3. List of national parks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Date established as park [12] Area (2023) [8] Recreation visitors (2022 ... Hot Springs is the first national park within a city and was the smallest national park ...

  4. National park - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  5. Yellowstone National Park - Wikipedia

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    Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress through the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.

  6. 35 Surprising Facts About America's National Parks - AOL

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    Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming became the world's first national park in 1872, and is known for its unique hydrothermal and geologic wonders as well as its broad array of habitat types (it's ...

  7. National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    [7] Yellowstone National Park was created as the first national park in the United States. [8] In 1872, there was no state government to manage it (Wyoming was a U.S. territory at that time), so the federal government managed it directly through the army, including the famed African American Buffalo Soldier units. [8] [9]

  8. Georgia poised to gain first national park and preserve - AOL

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    (The Center Square) – Georgia is one step closer to having its first national park and preserve, after the bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act passed through committee ...

  9. List of national historic sites and historical parks of the ...

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    Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, was the first national historic site to be established in the U.S. National Historic Site (NHS) and National Historical Park (NHP) are designations for officially recognized areas of nationally historic significance in the United States. They are usually owned and managed by the ...