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> European Yellowstone That makes it sound like national parks were invented in the USA and there are no national parks in Europe ... So when a new store opens
by jesprenj 3y ago
> European Yellowstone
That makes it sound like national parks were invented in the USA and there are no national parks in Europe ... So when a new store opens outside of the US it's called European Wallmart?
- azulster 3y agoyellowstone is literally called the first national park in the world so...yes?
- ethbr1 3y agoTo cite sources: >> On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication law that created Yellowstone National Park. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park#History https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park#Hi... I believe the Yellowstone claim is based on the fact that it was the first park explicitly declared for the benefit of the public by a federal government.
- bombcar 3y agoThere are national park-like things that existed before, but they were often technically owned by the King or somesuch.
- jffry 3y agoIt's a direct quote from somebody who donated to the project, found in the first paragraph of the article: > The aim is to create “the European Yellowstone,” as the largest donor of the initiative described it
- colechristensen 3y agoNational parks were invented by the USA and Yellowstone was the first one in 1872. It is also very large.
- 1970-01-01 3y agoYellowstone is massive, but only 4% the size of Romania. https://mapfight.xyz/map/ro/#yellowstone https://mapfight.xyz/map/ro/#yellowstone
- jkaptur 3y agoThe article says it's the term used by the largest donor to the project.
- xandrius 3y ago[flagged]