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The Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees A Preliminary Report, 1865

Frederick Law Olmsted

The main feature of the Yo Semite is best indicated in one word as a chasm. It is a chasm nearly a mile in average width, however, and more than ten miles in length. the central and broader part of this chasm is occupied at the bottom by a series of groves of magnificent trees, and meadows of the mo...

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This report was presented by Frederick Law Olmsted to the Yosemite Park Commission in 1865, arguing that untouched landscapes were essential for public rest and invigoration, and that the government had an obligation to protect them.

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Yosemite and Mariposa Grove, a preliminary report.

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This report was presented by Frederick Law Olmsted to the Yosemite Park Commission in 1865, arguing that untouched landscapes were essential for public rest and invigoration, and that the government had an obligation to protect them.

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Yosemite and Mariposa Grove, a preliminary report.

Olmsted argued that untouched landscapes were capable of providing people of any age with refreshing rest and reinvigoration.

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