Remember Hetch Hetchy: The Raker Act and the Evolution of the National Park Idea
from National Park Service
(1) Yesterday, December 19, was the centennial of the Raker Act, the bill that allowed the building of a dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley. The Raker Act
was highly controversial and the points of view that were argued on both sides of the controversy are valuable perspectives that are still relevant
today. The debate pitted the needs of San Francisco, a rapidly growing city trying to find a large and reliable source of water, against the proponents of
a newly formed Yosemite National Park. This event helped to further refine the idea of national parks, an idea that began in Yosemite nearly 50 years
before.
(2) June 30, 1864, is the day that Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant, an act of Congress that permanently set aside the first public land in
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What describes the points made by the author in paragraphs 1-2?
The author first introduces the Raker Act to
Then, the author then mentions the Yosemite Grant to