MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK ESTABLISHED 112 YEARS AGO
03/02/11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Donna Rahier - Superintendent's Office
Mount Rainier National Park
360-569-2211, x2301
On March 2, 1899, the United States Congress approved an Act to set aside a portion of certain lands in the State of Washington, then known as the "Pacific Forest Reserve," as a public park to be known as Mount Rainier National Park.
Today, Mount Rainier National Park celebrates its 112th anniversary as the fifth oldest national park in the United States.
Donna Rahier - Superintendent's Office
Mount Rainier National Park
360-569-2211, x2301
On March 2, 1899, the United States Congress approved an Act to set aside a portion of certain lands in the State of Washington, then known as the "Pacific Forest Reserve," as a public park to be known as Mount Rainier National Park.