CONTENTS 



OHAFTXB PAQB 



Foreword 



I. History i 

 The National Park System a Development of the "National 



Park Idea" i 



Distinction Between Parks and Monuments 7 



The Parks and Monuments Prior to 1916 8 



The Movement for the Establishment of the National Park 



Service 11 



The National Park Service Since 1916 12 



The Several Parks 31 



Yellowstone 31 



Yosemite 33 



Sequoia and General Grant 34 



Mount Rainier 35 



Crater Lake 36 



Wind Cave 36 



Piatt 36 



SuUys Hill 37 



Mesa Verde 37 



Glacier 38 



Rocky Mountain 39 



Hawaii 39 



Lassen 39 



Mount McKinley 40 



Grand Canyon 4° 



Lafayette 4i 



Zion 4^ 



Hot Springs 42 



The National Monuments 43 



Parks and Monuments Not Administered by the National 



Pn^j^ Service 44 



Growth of Popular Interest in the Park System ... 44 



II. Activities 5° 



Conservation of Physical Features 50 



Natural Wonders Si 



Ruins and Historical Structures 51 



Forests and Plants S2 



Lakes and Streams S3 



Conservation of Wild Life S3 



Improvement SS 



Maintenance 57 



Protection Service . 57 



Publicity : 5° 



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