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Rise of State and National Parks Across the United States
The National Geographic overview traces the growing system of parks, from small city green spaces to vast state and federal preserves. It highlights New York's leading park system, the origin of Niagara Falls reservation in 1885, and the Yosemite legacy, then surveys parks and forests across states, their locations along major highways, and plans for park-to-park routes and midrange hotels to boost tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Park
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf and Republic of Mexico
New York
Adirondack Park
United States
Niagara Falls
Adirondacks
Great Wilderness Park
Yosemite Valley
California
Park and Conservation Boards
Indiana
Kentucky
Natural Bridge Park
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Palisades Interstate Park
Hudson
Catskill Park
Finger Lake
Livingston
Wyoming
Portage Falls
Cattaraugus County
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
Interst
Maryland
Patapsco State Forest
Baltimore
Virginia
Prince Edward County
North Carolina
Mount Mitchell
Mississippi
Fort Macon
Ocean Beach
Georgia
State Board of Forestry
Illinois
Dixon Blockhouse
Chicago
Starved Rock Park
Iowa
Palisades Park
Linn County
Gorges of Ledges Park
Boone County
Wapsipnicon Park
Jones County
Nebraska
Taft Union High School
California Taxpayers’ Association
Strayer & Englehardt
Riverbank
Riverbank Grammar School
el Dorado
Stanislaus
Sierra, Sequoia
Inyo
Mono
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service