The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recrea
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act into law, October 2, 1968
Taunton River in Massachusetts is a Wild and Scenic River.
Sahalie Falls near the source of the McKenzie River (Oregon), a Wild and Scenic River
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The National Park Service is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
…administered rivers, the designated boundaries generally average one-quarter mile on either bank in the lower 48 states and one-half mile on rivers outside national parks in Alaska in order to protect river-related values. As of August 2018, the National System protects over 12,700 miles (20,400 km) of 209 rivers in 40…
In 1934, a series of ten postage stamps was issued to commemorate the reorganization and expansion of the National Park Service.
NPS Preliminary Survey party, Great Smoky Mountains, 1931
NPS staff sitting on the set for the 1972 Centennial for the creation of the first National Park (the Yellowstone NP), in a NBC Today Show. Left to right: George Hartzog, William Everhart, Frank McGee and Jack K. Anderson.
NPS publication, 2012