Yosemite National Park
Title
Yosemite National Park
Description
Yosemite National Park is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California, bounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an area of 748,436 acres (1,169 sq mi; 3,029 km2) and sits in four counties: centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera County. Concerned by the effects of commercial interests, prominent citizens including Galen Clark and Senator John Conness advocated for protection of the area. A park bill was prepared with the assistance of the General Land Office in the Interior Department. The bill passed both houses of the 38th United States Congress, and was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864, creating the Yosemite Grant.
Creator
AngMoKio
Date
7-Sep
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/YosemitePark2_amk.jpg/1280px-YosemitePark2_amk.jpg
Relation
Rights
The Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Publisher
AngMoKio
Contributor
AngMoKio
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Park
Identifier
Environment, Yosemite, Park, California, United States
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
AngMoKio, Yosemite National Park, AngMoKio, 7-Sep
Cite As
AngMoKio, “Yosemite National Park,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 23, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/664.