Yellowstone National Park

Americas First National Park

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CSIS 1020
April 25, 2016

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The Worlds
First National
Park

Ulysses S. Grant
signed
Yellowstone
National Park
into existence
on March 1,
1872.

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Yellowstones First Hotels 1890

Lake Hotel

Fountain Hotel

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Geological Attractions
Old Faithful
Upper Geyser Basin
Morning Glory Pool
Mammoth Hot Springs
Norris Geyser Basin
Steamboat (the worlds tallest geyser)

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Grand Canyon
of the
Yellowstone
Roughly 20 miles
long
Created by
erosion
Spectacular
waterfalls
Upper Falls
Lower Falls
Chrystal Falls

Barrier for early

travel

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Yellowstone Wildlife
Wildlife

Varity

Bison, Moose, Elk, Pronghorn

7 Species

Bears

2 Species - Grizzly & Black

Mammals

67 Species

Wolves

1 Species Gray Wolves

Birds

32 Species

Fish

16 Species

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Accessing Yellowstone
Prior to 1915 when the first automobiles entered the
park, the only access to Yellowstone was by horse or
stagecoach.
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Increases in Park Visitors

Visitors
2015

4,095,317

1980

2,000,269

1945

189,264

1915 51,895
1883 5,000
1872 300
0

2000000 4000000 6000000

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Visitors

References
http://

yellowstone.net/history/timeline/the-early-ye
ars-1872-1915
http://yellowstone.co/stats.htm
http://yellowstone.net/intro/top-10/
http://www.bing.com/images/

The End

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