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The first white men saw Yosemite National Park.
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James Mason leads tourists to Yosemite's Inspirtation Point.
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President Lincoln signs act ceding Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove of the Great Seqoia's to California.
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Henry Dana Washburn leads expedition to confirm rumors of Yellowstone's geothermin wonders.
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John Muir visits Glacier Bay in Alaska.
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President Harrison signs Forests Reserve Act, empowering Presidents to set aside public land as national forests.
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Mount Ranier becomes the first National Park created from a national forest.
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President Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a National Monument.
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Law written creating the National Park service.
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Park Visitors exceed one million a year.
