Yellowstone National Park is officially created...
Item # 705955
February 29, 1872
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 29, 1872
* Yellowstone National Park creation
* United States Congress passes bill
Page 4 has a somewhat inconspicuous, yet very historic report headed: "The Yellowstone Park Bill" which was passed the day prior creating not just the first National Park in the United States, but the first in the entire world.
The report begins: "It is a satisfaction to know that the Yellowstone Park bill has passed the House. Our readers have been made well acquainted with the beautiful & astonishing features of a region unlike any other in the world..." with much more.
It would officially become Yellowstone National Park the following day, March 1, 1872.
Eight pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In February 1872, the United States Congress passed a historic bill establishing Yellowstone National Park, which President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law on March 1, 1872, creating the first national park in the world. The legislation set aside approximately 2 million acres of the Yellowstone region, encompassing parts of present-day Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, as a “public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”, explicitly protecting it from settlement, mining, and private exploitation. This groundbreaking act reflected a growing national recognition of the importance of preserving unique natural landscapes amid rapid westward expansion and industrial development, emphasizing conservation for public enjoyment rather than commercial gain. Though the bill provided limited administrative structure, it laid the foundation for federal management of protected lands and inspired the creation of the National Park Service decades later, establishing a global precedent for the preservation of natural wonders and the concept of national parks.
* Yellowstone National Park creation
* United States Congress passes bill
Page 4 has a somewhat inconspicuous, yet very historic report headed: "The Yellowstone Park Bill" which was passed the day prior creating not just the first National Park in the United States, but the first in the entire world.
The report begins: "It is a satisfaction to know that the Yellowstone Park bill has passed the House. Our readers have been made well acquainted with the beautiful & astonishing features of a region unlike any other in the world..." with much more.
It would officially become Yellowstone National Park the following day, March 1, 1872.
Eight pages, nice condition.
AI notes: In February 1872, the United States Congress passed a historic bill establishing Yellowstone National Park, which President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law on March 1, 1872, creating the first national park in the world. The legislation set aside approximately 2 million acres of the Yellowstone region, encompassing parts of present-day Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, as a “public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”, explicitly protecting it from settlement, mining, and private exploitation. This groundbreaking act reflected a growing national recognition of the importance of preserving unique natural landscapes amid rapid westward expansion and industrial development, emphasizing conservation for public enjoyment rather than commercial gain. Though the bill provided limited administrative structure, it laid the foundation for federal management of protected lands and inspired the creation of the National Park Service decades later, establishing a global precedent for the preservation of natural wonders and the concept of national parks.
Category: Post-Civil War
