William Gladstone Steel
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William Gladstone Steel was an American journalist who was known for campaigning for 17 years for the United States Congress to designate Crater Lake as a National Park. Steel was from Ohio, and worke
Steel is known as "Father of Crater Lake"
Crater Lake National Park
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Crater Lake National Park is a national park of the United States located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only natio
William Gladstone Steel
…where the lake is, which the Klamath people had called giiwas for 10,000 years, calling it Mount Mazama. Steel's lobbying led to the designation of Crater Lake National Park as the sixth US National Park. He was not the first superintendent of the park, but did manage to get the first superintendent ousted in what was known…
Panoramic view of Crater Lake
November panorama from Rim Village. During the winter, the road up to Rim Village is normally plowed but Rim Drive is closed.
Comfort Station Number 4.
The Pinnacles.