May 18th marks 99-days until the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. In this short post we will cover some highlights that happened in the National Park Service 99-years ago.
- Stephen Mather becomes the director
- Mount McKinley National Park is established
Stephen Mather, First Director of the National Park Service
'There will never come an end to the good that he has done.' In every National Park you will find a plaque of Stephen Tyng Mather, he was the first director of the National Park Service and advocated on behalf of creating a National Park Service
Mount McKinley National Park is established:
