Nathaniel Pitt Langford

Nathaniel Pitt Langford
Nathaniel Pitt Langford (1832–1911) was an American explorer, writer, and early advocate for the conservation of natural parks. He is best known for his role in the 1870 Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, which explored the region that would become Yellowstone National Park. Langford documented his experiences in the book "The Discovery of Yellowstone Park," providing detailed accounts of the landscape and the journey. His efforts, along with others, helped lead to the establishment of Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872, where he served as the park's first superintendent.

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INTRODUCTION When the rumored discovery in the year 1861 of extensive gold placers on Salmon river was confirmed, the intelligence spread through the states like wild fire. Hundreds of men with dependent families, who had been thrown out of employment by the depressed industrial condition of the country and by the Civil War, and still others actuated by a thirst for gain, utilized their available... more...