mount rainier became a national park in 1940.
mount rainier became a national park in 1940.
when did mount rainier become a national park?
1940
on march 2, 1899, president william mckinley signed a bill passed by congress authorizing the creation of mount rainier national park, the nation's fifth national park. it was the first national park created from a national forest. the pacific forest reserve had been created in 1893 and included mount rainier. it was enlarged in 1897 and renamed mount rainier forest reserve. john muir had visited mount rainier in 1888. muir and nine others, including edward sturgis ingraham, charles piper, and p. b. van trump, climbed to the summit in what became the fifth recorded ascent.
mount rainier national park
mount rainier (disambiguation)









































mount rainier may refer to









































bullet::::- mount rainier, a stratovolcano southeast of seattle, washington









































bullet::::- mount rainier national park, which contains the volcano









































bullet::::- mount rainier wilderness, a designated wilderness area within mount rainier national park









































bullet::::- mount rainier forest reserve, a reserve now split between mount baker-snoqualmie, wenatchee and gifford pinchot national forests









































bullet::::- mount rainier scenic railroad, a railroad near the volcano









































bullet::::- mount rainier volcano lahar warning system, an emergency system designed to assist evacuation in case of an eruption









































bullet::::- "mount rainier (train)", a former amtrak train
mount rainier (disambiguation)