Yellowstone National Park Protection Act

By 87ZoeBro

  • A bill was introduced in the senate.

    A bill to introduce the land near the head-waters of yellowstone river as a public park.

  • The bill is debated in the senate.

    The senate debated and passed the bill.

  • The House of Representatives debated and passed the bill.

    The bill was passed by a vote of 115 to 65.

  • Signed into a law

    On March 1st, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed "An act to set apart a certain Tract of Land lying near the Head-waters of the Yellowstone River as a public Park."