Yellowstone National Park turned 150 years old in 2022.
As the U.S. continues to celebrate a milestone anniversary of this treasured American national park — now 152 years old in 2024 — here’s a collection of fascinating facts, featured players and sometimes-forgotten but always interesting details, numbers, quotes and more connected to our remarkable national preserve.
Check out these 152 facts!
1. Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park became the first national park in the U.S.
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2. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone Protection Act into law for “the benefit and enjoyment of the people.”
3. President Grant never visited Yellowstone, but he explored areas of the American West such as Washington state, Nebraska, the Dakotas and Colorado — all of which piqued his interest in wildlife preservation.
4. Archeological sites, trails and oral histories prove that humans have inhabited Yellowstone for the last 11,000 years.
5. Yellowstone National Park was the site of 27 Native American tribes for more than 10,000 years before the park was founded.
6. The first organized European American expedition explored…
