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History of Redwood National Park

By Jarrett Czerwinski

  • First European

    Jedadiah smith was the first Euro American to walk through the park

  • Gold Rush

    A gold rush was started because people were finding gold in the Trinity River

  • National Park

    Congress decided to make Redwood a National Park

  • Expansion

    Congress expanded the park 48,000 acres

  • Joining

    The National Park Service and California Department and Recreation joined together to manage Redwood and other state parks