Yellowstone+National+Park




 * ======Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park.======
 * ======It was signed into law on March 1, 1872.======
 * ======Native Americans have lived in Yellowstone for at least 11,000 years.======
 * ======Hundreds of buildings are protected for their architectural and historical importance.======
 * ======Researchers have looked at more than 1,000 archaeological sites in Yellowstone.======
 * ======Yellowstone National Park has an area of 3,468 square miles.======
 * ======Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high altitude lakes in North America.======
 * ======It is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest super volcano in North America.======
 * ======It is an active volcano.======
 * ======It has erupted several times in the last two million years.======
 * ======Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone.======
 * ======Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles including several that are endangered.======
 * ======The vast forests and grasslands also include unique species of plants.======
 * ======Fires occur in the park each year.======
 * ======In the largest forest fire in 1988, the fire burned nearly one third of the park.======

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