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December 2, 2009

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Wilderness preservation movement in the US?

What were the original reasons for the wilderness preservation movement in the US? Specifically, why was Yellowstone National Park set aside?

There is a great resource on the NPS site that tells all about it.

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/haines1/