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Contents
Presidential Statement
Foreword
Preface
Author's Preface
Introduction
Part I
Part II
Part III
Appendix
Bibliography
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Yellowstone National Park: Its Exploration and Establishment
Part II: Definitive Knowledge
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![Moran oil on canvas of Grand Canyon
of the Yellowstone](images/moran2.jpg)
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, oil on
canvas by Thomas Moran, 1872. (Department of the Interior
Museum)
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A systematic knowledge of the Yellowstone
region resulted from the explorations of the Folson party (1869), the
Washburn party (1870), and the Hayden party (1871). Their combined
efforts provided a basis for the reservation of the Yellostone wonders
in the public interest.
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