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Evolution of the National Park Idea

June 3, 2019 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Old Faithful

Tracing the historical origins of the national park idea can be frustrating. In truth, no single individual can take credit for the idea of national parks.

Filed Under: History, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: hot springs, National Parks, Northern Pacific Railroad, Yellowstone, Yosemite

The First National Park? Maybe Not What You Thought

August 29, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1832

Journalists and many historians like to say that Yellowstone reigns as America’s, indeed the world’s, first national park. Yellowstone’s standing as originator of national parks, though, comes with some contingency. At least two parks came before Yellowstone, an easily ignored fact that sometimes shows up as a footnote in the accounts of more astute historians. […]

Filed Under: History, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: health, hot springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite

100 Years of the National Park Service

August 25, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Roosevelt Arch

Happy centennial day for the National Park Service! On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson took up his pen and made official the National Park Service Organic Act. To be clear, Wilson’s autograph did not originate our national parks system. That distinction goes to the establishment of Yellowstone in 1872, or to federal protection of […]

Filed Under: History, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: Gardiner, Horace Albright, hot springs, National Park Service, Organic Act, promotion, Roosevelt Arch, tourism, Yellowstone, Yosemite

Viewing the Underworld

April 22, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Portal to the Underworld

Gazing into the blue-green depths through this watery portal to the underworld, we don’t see the fiery hell of our imagination, but instead only reflections of our own worlds. Our demons do not dwell in the boiling, stinking waters that ooze from the earth’s bowels. They dance instead in the forests and meadows that surround […]

Filed Under: Places, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: hot springs, Yellowstone

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I write about religion and tourism, especially in regard to national parks. I am currently working on a history of religion in Yellowstone National Park. Read More…

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