Soldiers guarding Yosemite National Park, 1899

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Prior to the creation of the National Park Service, the Army was in charge of protecting the handful of national parks. Here, members of Troop F, Sixth Cavalry, pose on and around the Fallen Monarch, a giant sequoia in the park's Mariposa Grove.

Source:
Yosemite National Park Museum, Archives and Library

Episode:
Episode Two: 1890-1915

Associated Park:
Yosemite National Park

Era:
1880-1900