Yosemite National Park is a national park of the United States in the central Sierra Nevada of California, established on October 1, 1890, building on a state-managed grant President Abraham Lincoln had signed in 1864. The park is renowned for its granite cliffs, including El Capitan and Half Dome, its waterfalls, and its groves of giant sequoia, and John Muir's advocacy for its protection helped found the American conservation movement and the US National Park Service itself. It draws millions of visitors annually to Yosemite Valley while protecting a much larger high-Sierra wilderness beyond it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyUS National Park Service 1 IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
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Was Yosemite protected before it became a national park?
Yes. The 1864 Yosemite Grant came first and set a precedent for Yellowstone.
Yes. In 1864 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant, the first time the U.S. government set land aside specifically for preservation and public use. It set a precedent for the creation of Yellowstone in 1872. When Yosemite National Park was created in 1890, the State of California kept control of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove, and a bill signed in 1906 returned them to federal control.
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Yosemite National Park ( yoh-SEM-ih-tee) is a national park of the United States in California.
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Yosemite National Park is a national park of the United States in the central Sierra Nevada of California, established on October 1, 1890, building on a state-managed grant President Abraham Lincoln had signed in 1864.
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Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, groves of giant sequoia, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity.
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