On this day in history, March 1, 1872, majestic Yellowstone becomes America's first national park
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Yellowstone National Park, a 2.2-million acre preserve of geological marvels and wildlife, became America's first national park on this day in history, March 1, 1872.
It quickly inspired an international conservation movement in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. "The geysers of Iceland … sink into insignificance in comparison with the hot springs of the Yellowstone." — Explorer Ferdinand V. Hayden "Past volcanic eruptions that have taken place at Yellowstone National Park have been global disasters." - National Geographic. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"The headwaters of the Yellowstone River … is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale … and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people," states the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant.