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Yosemite Becomes a National Park
a Significant Historical Event in United States History
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1. What is the history of
Yosemite that leads up to the
founding of Yosemite as a National Park?
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The Southern
Sierra Miwok
Tribes called the valley
Ahwanee, their home. It means “Place of
Gaping Mouth.”
Miwok woman with child.
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More than 7,000 to 10,000 years ago Indians
inhabited the area.
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They traded acorns and plants with Mono Lake
Paiute for furs.• Miwoks gathered acorns from Oak trees.
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Non-Indians began arriving in
1830’s and the 1840’s. Unfortunately, the
Mariposa Indian War drove most of the Miwoks out of
their beloved valley.
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In 1848 the park was over-run by gold seekers. By 1855 tourists arrived to view the beauty and grandeur of the
park.
Cathedral Peak
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Mariposa Grove became the
first public preserve.
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Yosemite became a national park in 1906.
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2. Who are the key figures in the history of
Yosemite?
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Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of
Century magazine, planned a campaign
with John Muir to make Yosemite a national
park.
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John Muir was an environmentalist who fought to
have Yosemite become a national park.
• John Muir (right) meets with President Theodore Roosevelt to discuss making Yosemite a national park.
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Galen Clark was known as the guardian of Yosemite.
Galen Clark explores the beauty of Yosemite.
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3. Why is the designation of
3. Why is the designation of Yosemite as a National Park a
significant event in U.S.
history?
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Tourists began visiting the park in 1855 and it
remains a top tourist destination today.
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Many tourists visit the park to see the waterfalls.
• Visitors flock to see the famous Yosemite firefall.
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Environmentalists have fought to preserve Yosemite as a
natural scenic wonder from the park’s beginning to the present.
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