Ulysses S. Grant (US President from Mar 4, 1869 - Mar 4, 1877) established Yellowstone as the world's first national park on March 1, 1872. The area of Yellowstone is located mostly in the state of Wyoming, but also stretches into parts Montana and Idaho.
Yellowstone National Park.
It was called Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone, which was established by Teddy Roosevelt.
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is the world's first National Park.
The first National Park was Yellowstone. It was designated as a National Park in 1872 by President U.S. Grant.
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.
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President Ulysses S. Grant signed the law to establish Yellowstone National Park as the world's first national park on March 1, 1872.
President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law Yellowstone National Park as the world's first national park on March 1, 1872.
Yellowstone has been a national park since President Ulysses S. Grant signed it into law as a national park in 1872. So, yellowstone has been a national park for 139 years.
March 1st, 1872. Yellowstone National Park was declared a nation park in 1872 by the Federal Government. This happened to be the first nation park to ever exist. It has since been open to the general public.
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872,is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone's name is historically credited to the Native Americans who lived in and around the park area. The name is basically derived from the Yellowstone River. The Yellowstone River has high yellow rock cliffs along its banks in the northern area of the present day park. The Native American Minnetaree tribe called the river "Mi tsi a da zi," which means "Rock Yellow River." French fur trappers translated this to "Yellow Rock" or "Yellow Stone." Hence Yellowstone was named. In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established making it the world's first national park.