when did yellow stone national park become a national park?

Question

Plese just tell me the date it first became 1. thanx

Answer 1

It was brought up for approval by Congress on December 4th 1871, but didn't actually become a National park until March 1st of the following year (1872)

Yellowstone's name is historically credited to the Native Americans who lived in and around the park area. The name is basically derived from the Yellowstone River. The Yellowstone River has high yellow rock cliffs along its banks in the northern area of the present day park.

The Native American Minnetaree tribe called the river "Mi tsi a da zi," which means "Rock Yellow River." French fur trappers translated this to "Yellow Rock" or "Yellow Stone." Hence Yellowstone was named.

In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established making it the world's first national park.
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Forty-Second Congress of the United States of America;
At the Second Session,
Begun and held at the City of Washington, on Monday, the Fourth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

see the original document, with full dates and info, at :
http://www.yellowstone-natl-park.com/history.html

Answer 2

On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill into law creating the 2,219,789 acres located in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming a National Park.

Answer 3

I can't believe it, I have lived in Wyoming for 16 years and haven't been to Yellow Stone??!!!! It became a national park in 1872!!!

Answer 4

1872

Answer 5

if you spend time at each place it could take as long as a week

Answer 6

please . is this wat you really want to know?