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Yosemite National Park Celebrates 150 Years of Splendor

Yosemite National Park Celebrates 150 Years of Splendor The Yosemite Grant Act set aside Yosemite Valley's amazing cliffs and rushing waterfalls, and the Mariposa Grove's towering sequoias, for public use and recreation "for all time." The preservation of Yosemite Valley cleared the way for the national park movement in the United States, according to the National Park Service. The Yosemite high country became the country's third national park in 1890. More than 3 million people visit Yosemite National Park annually, according to the National Park Service.




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