President Wilson signs legislation creating the National Park Service 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1916)


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(Friday, August 25, 1916) — President Woodrow Wilson signed an act today establishing the National Park Service, an agency of the United States federal government that manages all U.S. national parks, many American national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations within the Department of the Interior.