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What was the first national park established in the United States?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to the National Park Service, what is now the Yellowstone National Park was originally going to be divided into private land until an expedition made photos of its natural wonders public. These images convinced Congress to do what had been done at the state level in Yosemite, California, and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and designate Yellowstone as America’s first national park in the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act of 1872.

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What was the first national park established in the United States?

• Yosemite
• Zion
• Yellowstone
• Hot Springs