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National Park Origins—Part 1: #Myth and #history in creating #Yellowstone
As a child I learned that national parks began around a campfire in Yellowstone. As a historian, I discovered that the campfire myth was concocted years later. This first part of the actual story of national park origins recounts a more complicated tale.
#NationalParks #YellowstoneNationalPark #exploration #tourism #evangelicalism #NorthernPacificRailroad #railroads #MontanaTerritory #GildedAge
https://www.sacredwonderland.us/national-park-origins-1/
Sacred Wonderland · National Park Origins—Part 1: Myth and history in creating YellowstoneThe first part of the story of national park origins tells of a wealthy banker’s scheme to entice investors for a transcontinental railroad.