Yellowstone National Park was first established in North America; Canada's first (and oldest) national park is the well-known "Banff National Park", located in Alberta, which was established in 1885.
In South Africa the Cape of Good Hope SPCA was established in 1872.
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into federal law the Yellowstone National Park Act (17 Stat. 32). This law established Yellowstone as the first National Park in the world.
The answer to that I believe would be no. The oldest public school still in operation in Canada to my knowledge is Pictou Academy which was first founded by that name in 1816, though the founder had been running a school out of his home since 1806. Pictou is the Oldest Existing School but Virgil's Building from 1872 is older than Pictou's current building from 1940! SO the answer is yes and no!
Underground railroad in 1872 by William Still, Published by Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, 1872.
Le Havre AC is the oldest football club in France, it was founded in 1872.
The Schützengesellschaft in Germany is considered the oldest gun club in the world, established in 1399.
Soccer is said to have its origins in Rural England. Officially, Association Football, or Soccer, was established in 1872 by the English Football Association.
The oldest national park is Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 in the United States.
the oldest tennis tournament still being ran is wimbledon.
rangers Answer. The oldest football club in Scotland Was the Edinburgh Foot Ball Club founded in 1824, although God only knows who they played against. Queen's Park are the oldest club [founded 1867] still playing senior football in Scotland. Rangers were not founded until 1872 but nice try.
Yellowstone National Park was first established in North America; Canada's first (and oldest) national park is the well-known "Banff National Park", located in Alberta, which was established in 1885.
The world's first marine laboratory was established in 1872 in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France by zoologist Daniel Vallentin.
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Montreal Football Club was created in 1872.
Maryborough Football Club was created in 1872.
Essendon Football Club was created in 1872.