National Park Origins—Part 1: #Myth and #history in creating #Yellowstone
As a child I learned that national parks began around a campfire in Yellowstone. As a historian, I discovered that the campfire myth was concocted years later. This first part of the actual story of national park origins recounts a more complicated tale.
#NationalParks #YellowstoneNationalPark #exploration #tourism #evangelicalism #NorthernPacificRailroad #railroads #MontanaTerritory #GildedAge
https://www.sacredwonderland.us/national-park-origins-1/
National Park Origins—Part 1: Myth and history in creating Yellowstone

The first part of the story of national park origins tells of a wealthy banker’s scheme to entice investors for a transcontinental railroad.

Sacred Wonderland

Yesterday we had a tour of the #StadiumHighSchool in #TacomaWA. Originally built to be a hotel by the #NorthernPacificRailroad in the late 1800s. Then it was purchase by the Tacoma School district and opened in 1906 as high school.

If you like to have a tour, check the Pretty Gritty Tours website: https://www.prettygrittytours.com/stadium-high-tour.html

Stadium High Tour

Tacoma's best ghost tour. For the most FUN, the most HAUNTED, and the most ENTERTAINING, look no further than Pretty Gritty Tours. You have found the absolute best ghost tour in Tacoma.

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