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Yellow stone National Park
John Colter was the first to see the geysers, Old Faithful and boiling mud holes during the winter of 1807 - 1808 of what is now known as Yellowstone Park. Nicknamed Colter's Hell because no one back in St. Louis would believe him. Jim Bridger the mountain man, was another explorer of the region and still people thought he was lying about Old Faithful and Yellowstone Park
It wasn't until Thomas Moran painted the Yellowstone Park and William Jackson photographed The Yellow stone Park in 1871 along with a team of surveyors that the country realized the national treasure which existed
An act of Congress which was signed by President Grant on March 1, 1872 made Yellowstone Park the first national park set aside solely for the pleasuring ground and the enjoyment of the people. Located in the northwest section of Wyoming territory and with a smaller section in Montana territory, Yellow Stone Park included some 2,142,720 acres of land
The first Yellowstone Park superintendent was Nathaniel Pitt Langford. From 1886 to 1916 Yellow Stone Park was under military control with the first commanding officer being Captain Moses Harris of Troop M, First United States Cavalry
In 1884 a stage line was created which ran from the Northern Pacific terminal in Cinnabar, Montana to and through Yellowstone Park. By 1886, the park had a fleet of sightseeing vehicles the most popular being the Yellowstone Coaches which were painted bright yellow and manufactured by Abbot-Downing Company of Concord New Hampshire
During this time there were five stagecoach drivers holdup by outlaws in Yellowstone Park which received little to no publicity. In 1917, the Yellowstone Park transportation became motorized and the Yellowstone coaches were abandoned
To this day, Yellow Stone Park has remained a prized possession to the American public and people come from around the world to marvel at Old Faithful, the geysers and boiling mud holes |
