Yellowstone was established as the first national park on March 1, 1872, and has remained an enduring inspiration for artists and scientists. Geology and botany specimens in the Smithsonian's ...

Perhaps the earliest example of the arts impacting Yellowstone is when landscape painter Thomas Moran ... led to the establishment of Yellowstone as the world’s first national park in 1872 ...

In 1871, Hayden led an expedition to Yellowstone ... Grant signed the bill creating Yellowstone Park, the first national park in the history of the world. Despite the fact that the new national ...