Yellowstone: The First National Park

Library of Congress · April 24, 2026

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Congress establishes Yellowstone (1872)

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The speaker recounts that in 1872 Congress passed legislation establishing Yellowstone as the first national park and protecting about 2,200,000 acres; he frames the founding as the result of scientific and artistic collaboration.

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A Library of Congress presentation by Patrick Hastings traced how 19th‑century expeditions, artists and printers helped persuade Congress to establish Yellowstone National Park and made its images widely available to the public.

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