Mary Ann Olsen

The Silverton Story (eBook, PDF)

(Illustrated Edition)

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Produktbeschreibung

Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located mostly in Wyoming, with small sections in Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular features. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.

Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years. Aside from visits by mountain men during the early-to-mid-19th century, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. Management and control of the park originally fell under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the first being Columbus Delano. However, the U.S. Army was subsequently commissioned to oversee management of Yellowstone for a 30-year period between 1886 and 1916. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance, and researchers have examined more than a thousand archaeological sites.

Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-elevation lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered a dormant volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half of the world's geysers and hydrothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. The park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining nearly-intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone. In 1978, Yellowstone was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: iOnlineShopping.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788835339571
• Artikelnr.: 59138174

Autorenporträt

Raised in Winchester, VA and as a teen entertained in the 3 state area - sang pop and tapped danced (a number of times at the same time Patsy Cline was entertaining - she was about the same age and also from Winchester. Later I wrote, produced and directed an outdoor musical on the 100 steps of the high school. The last year there were 1,400 people in the musical. All intros of the numbers were introduced in poetry form. Later I was selected Executive Director of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival which is held every year with a Grand Feature Parade, Fireman's Parade, Dances and Luncheons and Sports Breakfast.Many celebrities have attended this festival such as a Bing Crosby, Bob Hope along with the President Ford. I wrote a promotional book called, "My Apple Blossom Times", they were completely sold out. More recently I wrote a children's book, "Little Cousins Birthdays" which got a 5 star review on Amazon. Little Cousins was based on true story. I have a poetry book I am currently working on called "Walking Through Life in Poetry and Special Thoughts." I have three grown children - Bambi, Gina and GeorgeMy husband Fred and I have enjoyed traveling in our motorhome and camped in every state with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska. We followed the Lewis and Clark Trail all the way to Fort Clatsop, Oregon.