History of the Yosemite area the Yosemite area in 1863. Pressure from Starr King and Olmsted, photographs by Carleton Watkins, and geological data from the 1863 Geological Survey of California prompted legislators to take action. Senator John Conness of California introduced a park bill in 1864 to the United States Senate to cede Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees to California. The bill easily passed both houses of the United States Congress, and was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864. The Yosemite Grant, as it was called, was given to California as a state park for "public use, resort
Yosemite (song) journey to find the theme park is a symbolic representation of Scott's rise to fame and the commercial success that came with his third studio album "Astroworld". Yosemite (song) "Yosemite" is a song by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on November 20, 2018, as the third single from Scott's third studio album, "Astroworld" (2018), and contains guest vocals from Gunna and Nav. When "Yosemite" was originally released, Nav had an unusually quiet voice in the song, which went viral, resulting in memes regarding the rapper. It was later remastered. The official music video for the song was released