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OLYMPIC
Guidebook 1940 |
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Newton B. Drury, Director
CONTENTS
Cover (Snow Dome on Mount Olympus)
"Rain Forests"The Olympic Mountains
Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildflowers
Lakes and Streams
Roads and Trails
Administration
Free Public Campgrounds
How to Reach the Park
Accommodations
Horses and Guides
Surrounding Attractions
Historic Events
| 1774 | Juan Perez, roving Spanish sea captain, first white man to sight Olympic Mountains, which he named Santa Rosalia. |
| 1788 | John Mears, British sea captain, named the highest peak Mount Olympus. |
| 1880 | Earliest explorations made. |
| 1904 | Bill to establish national park introduced in Congress, but failed of passage. |
| 1909 | President Theodore Roosevelt by proclamation established Mount Olympus National Monument of 620,000 acres. |
| 1912-1929 | Area of monument reduced to 322,000 acres through withdrawals by Presidential proclamations. |
| 1938 | Olympic National Park of 648,000 acres established June 29 by act of Congress. |
| 1940 | January 2. Area of park increased 187,411 acres through Presidential proclamation, making present area 835,411 acres. |
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