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MARCH 1 |
| 1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens is born in Dublin, Ireland. From 1885 until 1907 he lived in Cornish, New Hampshire, where the home, gardens, and studios of this great sculptor are preserved as a historic site by the National Park Service. |
| 1872 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park by Ulysses S. Grant. The 2.2 million acres of wilderness are set aside for "the benefit and enjoyment of the people." Old Faithful and some 10,000 other thermal features make this park the Earth's greatest geyser area and one of the nation's most popular national parks. |
| 1933 Saguaro National Monument is proclaimed as a unit of the National Park Service. Home to the giant saguaro cacti, which are unique to the Sonoran Desert, the monument would later be elevated to national park status. |
| 1972 Arkansas' Buffalo River is designated as America's first national river. One of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states, the protected area includes 135 miles of the 150-mile-long river. |
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