Yellowstone National Park Protection Act

The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act was a law passed by the 42nd US Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, creating Yellowstone National Park.[1] Yellowstone was the first national park in the US and is considered to be the first national park in the world.[2]

Yellowstone National Park Protection Act

References

  1. "Act Establishing Yellowstone National Park (1872)". National Archives. February 8, 2022. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. "Birth of a National Park". National Park Service. February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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