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Olympic National Park Timeline

  • The mountain range was discovered by pioneers.

    The mountain range was discovered by pioneers.
    The exact date is unknown, but we know it was around the 1790-1820, somewhere in that time range. The date at the top is my guess at the date when they discovered it.
  • The rise of the settlers

    The rise of the settlers
    After the initial discovery, and the hunger for wood in the industrial industry, the settlers started harvesting the wood from the many trees there.
  • The Forest is Safe!

    After realizing the natural beauty of the forest, president Grover Cleveland decided to forever preserve the forest as the Olympic National Forest.
  • The Forest is Safe!

    After realizing the beauty of the forest being cut down, Grover Cleveland forever Perserved the forest as the Olympic National Forest.
  • Continuation of Olympic National Forest.

    After the forest became Olympic national Forest it was transferred to the Forest Service.
  • This Mountain Needs to be Preserved.

    this is where the mountain comes into play. The paper to turn Mount Olympus into a national monument by William Taft.
  • And Now Theres a National Park.

    In the end, The giant area of the Olympic Peninsula became a national park. The papers to turn the area into a park were signed by president Franklin D. Roosevelt.