American Samoa is a group of islands in the South Pacific comprised primarily of Tutuila and the Manu’a Islands (Ofu, Olosega and Ta’u). It is located about 2600 miles Southwest of Hawaii and about 4800 miles southwest of the mainland United States, making it one of the most remote National Parks. Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) […]
American Samoa is a group of islands in the South Pacific comprised primarily of Tutuila and the Manu’a Islands (Ofu, Olosega and Ta’u). It is located about 2600 miles Southwest of Hawaii and about 4800 miles southwest of the mainland United States, making it one of the most remote National Parks. Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) […]
The Yellowstone Act of 1872 created the world’s first national park. It withdrew more than 2 million acres from sale, settlement, or occupation to be “dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Unlike Yosemite, the bill put Yellowstone under federal control because ceding it […]