Index for National Parks-Public treasures

THIS LAND IS OUR LAND
NATIONAL PARKS - OUR PUBLIC TREASURES

This is a guide to our National Parks experienced by those of us
at SalmonRiver Publishing

Yellowstone - Wyoming established 1872 - The very 1st *

Bryce Canyon - Utah established 1927

Mesa Verda - Colorado established 1906

Arches - Utah estabished 1971

Great Smoky Mountains - Tennessee/North Carolina established 1934

Shiloh National Battlefield - Tennessee established 1894

Mount Rainier National Park - Washington state established 1899

Glacier - established 1910

Carlsbad Caverns- established National Monument 1923, designated National Park 1930

Niagara Falls - a natural boundary not a national park

The Everglades- established 1947 now that's a river!

Acadia - finally established 1929 - The 1st east of the Mississippi

The Great Basin - Nevada established National Mounument 1922, designated National Park 1986

Devils Tower - Wyoming The 1st National Monument established 24 September 1906

The Grand Canyon - Arizona established national Monument 1908, designated National Park 1910

Crater Lake - Oregon established 22 May 1902

The National Park System is unique to the United States of America. Be aware that you, as every American, holds title to the magnificent places that are OUR National Parks. We invite you to learn about - even if you never visit - the natural wonders that are contained within this great nation. We would like to guide you through some of those places. Sometimes the experience can overload your senses so we will not throw everything at you. Just bits and pieces we know about from our visits. It is our hope it will lead you to see for yourself why these places are legend.

*"For the benefit and enjoyment of the people"
is engraved on the Roosevelt Arch at the north entrance of Yellowstone