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Yellowstone milestone and growth of national parks
The article traces Yellowstone's 1872 founding by President Grant as the first national park and maps the expansion to 334 parks covering 81.5 million acres across 49 states and territories. It highlights key milestones including the Antiquities Act, Roosevelt's monuments, the Park Service creation, and major funding efforts through 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Crutsinger
Associated Press
Ulysses S. Grant
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
United States
States
District of Columbia
Guam
Puerto Rico
Saipan
Virgin Islands
Delaware
Yellowstone
Congress
Southwest
Theodore Roosevelt
Grand Canyon
National Park Service
Interior Department
Stephen Mather
Chicago
Franklin Roosevelt
Park Service
Land and Water Conservation Fund