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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
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.