Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition

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The Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition was an 1870 exploratory survey of the Yellowstone region whose reports helped lead to the creation of Yellowstone National Park.

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Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exploratory survey ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
scientific expedition ⓘ
chronologyWithin American exploration of the West ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
documentedBy Gustavus C. Doane official report ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Langford reports ⓘ
explored Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone ⓘ
Yellowstone Lake ⓘ
Yellowstone River ⓘ
geysers of Yellowstone ⓘ
fieldOfWork geography ⓘ
geology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
followedBy Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to creation of Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
hasParticipant Gustavus C. Doane ⓘ
Henry D. Washburn ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Langford ⓘ
United States Army escort ⓘ
hasPurpose explore Yellowstone region ⓘ
survey geothermal features in Yellowstone ⓘ
influenced U.S. Congress decision to create Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
U.S. public opinion on Yellowstone ⓘ
ledBy Gustavus C. Doane ⓘ
Henry D. Washburn ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Langford ⓘ
location Yellowstone region ⓘ
name Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition ⓘ
notableFor early detailed descriptions of Yellowstone geyser basins ⓘ
helping justify protection of Yellowstone as a national park ⓘ
partOf history of Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
precededBy Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition ⓘ
significantEventFor Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
startTime 1870 ⓘ
topicOf historical studies of Yellowstone exploration ⓘ
year 1870 ⓘ

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Old Faithful → discoveredBy → Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Faithful geyser
Old Faithful → namedBy → Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Faithful geyser
Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition → name → Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition ⓘ