Yellowstone National Park

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World's First National Park: Established on March 1, 1872 by an Act of Congress signed by President Ulysses S. Grant, Yellowstone is the world's first national park. Geothermal & Ecological Anchor: Sitting atop the Yellowstone Caldera, the park contains roughly half of the world's geysers alongside the intact Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Creation (March 1, 1872): Following 1869–1871 scientific expeditions, Congress set apart the headwaters of the Yellowstone River as a public park in 1872. UNESCO Inscription (1978): Inscribed among the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978 (ID 28).

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