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Yellowstone National ParkJuvenile Bighorn Sheep casually amble along a precipice near Tower Falls.
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Yellowstone National Park
Historic Highlights of Yellowstone
 
Historic black and white photo of the Old Faithful Inn.
Haynes; Circa 1917
Old Faithful Inn
 

For those with an interest in cultural history, these pages will discuss some of the historic points of interest for the areas listed.

A rainbow outlines the eruption of Beehive Geyser.
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Roosevelt Arch at the park's North Entrance
Roosevelt Arch
The Roosevelt Arch is located at the north entrance to the park
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Fire in Yellowstone Pineland in 1988  

Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.

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Last Updated: February 10, 2009 at 14:50 EST