Birth of Jim Bridger
Mountain man James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804, in Richmond, Virginia.
Mountain man James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804, in Richmond, Virginia.
On March 1, 1872, president Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation establishing Yellowstone National Park, the first such park in the world.
On February 26, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed legislation creating Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.
Stamp collecting President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York.
On December 6, 1884, the Washington Monument was completed, 36 years after its cornerstone was laid.
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858, in New York City, the second of four children.
On June 30, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Land Grant, which made Yosemite Valley the first piece of land set aside by the US government for preservation and public use.
John Muir was born on April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland.
On January 17, 1903, the National Forest Service established Luquillo Forest Reserve (today known as El Yunque National Forest) in Puerto Rico.