Mount McKinley National Park Is Created
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Alaska
- Date: February 26, 1917
Article abstract: Mount McKinley National Park was created to protect from extinction the white Alaskan mountain sheep and other animals such as the caribou, the Alaska moose, and the grizzly bear.
Summary of Event
On February 26, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed Senate Bill 5716 and House of Representatives Bill 14775 into law and created Mount McKinley National Park in the Territory of Alaska. The joint bill had only been introduced to both houses of Congress in 1916, but quick passage with little opposition was largely a result of the bill’s...
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