15 Yosemite National Park Facts You Should Know

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1. Yosemite’s First Peoples Called Themselves The Ahwahneechee

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2. The Indian War Of 1850-51 Produced The First Expedition Of Non-Native Americans To Visit Yosemite

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3. John Muir’s Time In Yosemite Changed Him Forever

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4. The U.S. Army Were The Earliest Protectors Of Yosemite National Park

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5. Horace Greeley Went West And “Discovered” Yosemite

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6. Yosemite Is Our Nation’s Third National Park, But It Shaped The Idea Of The National Park

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7. The Nation’s First “Park Ranger” Served As the “Guardian” Of Yosemite National Park

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8. America’s First Female Ranger Came From Yosemite

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9. A Controversy At Yosemite Helped Give Birth To Both The National Park Service & Environmental Movement

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10. Yosemite Is Famous For Its Giant Sequoia Tree

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11. Yosemite Valley Was Formed By Glacier

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12. Yosemite’s Diverse Landscape Supports More Than 400 Specie

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13. Yosemite Is Home To Some Of The Tallest Waterfalls In North America

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14. Theodore Roosevelt’s Camping Trip With John Muir Forever Changed Yosemite

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15. Yosemite Is Prominently Featured In A Star Trek Film

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