160th anniversary: Yosemite became a state park during Lincoln’s administration
160 years ago on July 7, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln granted Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove to the state of California “for public use, resort and recreation.”
“I have seen persons of emotional temperament stand with tearful eyes, spellbound and dumb with awe, as they got their first view of the Valley from Inspiration Point, overwhelmed in the sudden presence of the unspeakable, stupendous grandeur.”
– Galen Clark, guardian of the Yosemite Grant
Yosemite Valley is about 8 miles long.
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