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Yellowstone National Park

Congress established Yellowstone as a national park in March 1872. Newspaper pages from 1872 to 1873 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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145 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (23 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The New York Herald — 1872-01-24, page 3

    … PATE OF THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER. Washington, Jan. 23,1872. Trunkal! as t Wag?The Yellowstone Park? Anneety Again Debated la the Senate. The Senate's morning hour wu chiefly consumed …

  2. The New York Herald — 1872-01-31, page 3

    … Nomination Suddenly Withdrawn?Fine and Imprisonment Possible. Washington, Jan. 30, 1872. Yellowstone Park and the Amnesty Debate In the Senate. Daring the morning hour the Senate provided …

  3. The New York Herald — 1872-02-01, page 7

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … papers January 10, questioning the veracity OF the Associated Press dispatches. The YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.-The bill has passed the Senate setting apart, as a national park, that wonderful …

  4. New-York Tribune — 1872-02-20, page 5

    … Lands agreed, to-day, to report, without amendment, the Senate bill creating ®he Yellowstone Park. The Committee also agreed to grant the right of way thromgh the public lands to …

  5. New-York Tribune — 1872-02-28, page 1

    … were taken from the Speaker's table and passed, wicluding the bill to create he Yéllowstone Park. Some progress was made in the Deflcieney bill before the House adjourned. The …

  6. The New York Herald — 1872-02-28, page 10

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Bay and Lake Michigan ship The Senate bin for the relief OF Julia A. Smith, Ne. YELLOWSTONE PARK me senate PHI setting apart the Yellowstone Valley in Mr. DAWES, rcp) Of Mass, …

  7. New-York Tribune — 1872-05-15, page 1

    … Treasury has appointed the Hon. N. P. Langford of Montana Superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park. Mr. Langford was one of the first visitors to the Park, and has written an interesting …

  8. The New York Herald — 1873-02-18, page 3

    … Yellowstone in 18T1 created so much interest that Congress reserved certain land for the Yellowstone National Park. He detailed the result of Dr. Hoyden's explorations or the year, In locating the …

  9. The New York Herald — 1873-02-27, page 7

    … continuation of Powell's survey of the Colorado River; $iu,ooo tor a road to the Yellowstone National Park; $30,000 for the completion of the survey of the Isthmus or Teliuantcpec; to strike …

  10. New-York Tribune — 1873-03-22, page 5

    … illustrated reports. The work this year will be in Colorado. During last year the Yellowstone park region and the country to the south of it were partially examined with reference …

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