March 1, 2007 -- National Park Trivia

TRIVIA QUESTION - March 1, 2007

On this day in history... March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established by an Act signed by President Ulysses S. Grant as the Nation's first national park.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many officially-designated National Parks are there in the United States and its dependent areas ?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

58. The first was Yellowstone on March 1, 1872 and the latest was Great Sand Dunes in Colorado on September 24, 2004.



As of 2006, there are 390 official units of the National Park System. The Official Units of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. This includes not only National Parks, but National Monuments, National Preserves, and Historic Sites.

But, our trivia question was the number National Parks, of which there are 58.

Here's a list of U.S. National Parks by date of establishment:

Year Day Name - State

1872 Mar 1 Yellowstone - Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
1890 Sep 25 Sequoia - California
1890 Oct 1 Yosemite - California
1899 Mar 2 Mount Rainier - Washington
1902 May 22 Crater Lake - Oregon
1903 Jan 9 Wind Cave - South Dakota
1906 Jun 29 Mesa Verde - Colorado
1910 May 11 Glacier - Montana
1915 Jan 26 Rocky Mountain - Colorado
1916 Aug 1 Hawaii Volcanoes - Hawaii
1916 Aug 1 Haleakala - Hawaii
1916 Aug 9 Lassen Volcanic - California
1917 Feb 26 Denali - Alaska
1919 Feb 26 Acadia - Maine
1919 Feb 26 Grand Canyon - Arizona
1919 Nov 19 Zion - Utah
1921 Mar 4 Hot Springs - Arkansas
1924 Jun 7 Bryce Canyon - Utah
1929 Feb 26 Grand Teton - Wyoming
1930 May 14 Carlsbad Caverns - New Mexico
1931 Mar 3 Isle Royale - Michigan
1934 Jun 15 Great Smoky Mountains - North Carolina, Tennessee
1935 Dec 26 Shenandoah - Virginia
1938 Jun 29 Olympic - Washington
1940 Mar 4 Kings Canyon - California
1941 Jul 1 Mammoth Cave - Kentucky
1944 Jun 12 Big Bend - Texas
1947 Dec 6 Everglades - Florida
1956 Aug 2 Virgin Islands - U.S. Virgin Islands
1962 Dec 9 Petrified Forest - Arizona
1964 Sep 12 Canyonlands - Utah
1966 Oct 15 Guadalupe Mountains - Texas
1968 Oct 2 Redwoods - California
1968 Oct 2 North Cascades - Washington
1971 Nov 12 Arches - Utah
1971 Dec 18 Capitol Reef - Utah
1975 Apr 8 Voyageurs - Minnesota
1978 Nov 10 Badlands - South Dakota
1978 Nov 10 Theodore Roosevelt - North Dakota
1980 Mar 5 Channel Islands - California
1980 Jun 28 Biscayne - Florida
1980 Dec 2 Gates of the Arctic - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Glacier Bay - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Katmai - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Kenai Fjords - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Kobuk Valley - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Lake Clark - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Wrangell-St. Elias - Alaska
1986 Oct 27 Great Basin - Nevada
1988 Oct 31 American Samoa - American Samoa
1992 Oct 26 Dry Tortugas - Florida
1994 Oct 31 Death Valley - California
1994 Oct 31 Joshua Tree - California
1994 Oct 4 Saguaro - Arizona
1999 Oct 21 Black Canyon of the Gunnison - Colorado
2000 Oct 11 Cuyahoga Valley - Ohio
2003 Nov 10 Congaree - South Carolina
2004 Sep 24 Great Sand Dunes - Colorado


>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<

Here's the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net and their answer to tonight's Trivia Question:

• WB6A Pat 12
• WB6ATV Ron 35
• KE6CZH Robert 300
• KG6DBL Bill 300
• W6DTS Ted 390
• K6FCC Khalil 350
• KF6GKR Terry 142
• KB6IS Madeline 76
• KD6JEV John 390
• N6KAS Andy 113
• KG6KTC Leon 200
• K6LMN Roger 100
• KD6NIW Oliver
  
• W6NVY Gary 365
• KG6NWJ Barry 250
• KF6PIH Scott 325
• K6QVZ Joe 35
• KG6RDA Sidney (Checked in by ZQM)
• AD6UP Louie 390
• WA6USL Murry 390
• KF6YBM Henry 122
• KF6ZQM Harry 90
• N6ZZK Theo (Check in by ZQM)
• KI6EBF Douglas 316
• K6CNL Dave 388
• K6TI Bryce
  

Thanks to ALL who checked in. 73.

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