HISTORY OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK

           The following information on the history from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia.  I hope you enjoy this latest entry in Starlight's Journal.

          North Cascades National Park is a national park in the state of Washington.  At more than 500,000 acres, it is the largest of three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Complex.  The North Cascades National Park consists of a northern and southern section, bisected by Skagit River that flows through the reservoirs of Ross Lake National Recreational area.  Lake Chelan National Recreation area lies on the southern border of the south unit of the park.  In addition to two national recreation areas, other protected lands including several National forests and wilderness areas, as well as Canadian Provincial parks in British Columbia, nearly surround the park.  This National Park features the rugged mountain peaks of the North Cascades Range, which is the most expansive glacial system in the contiguous Untied States.  The headwaters of numerous waterways, and vast forests with the highest degree of flora biodiversity of any American National Park.
          This region was first settled by Paieo-Indian Native Americans.  It was inhabited by Skagit tribes before European American explorers arrived.  By the early 19th century, the region was visited by fur trappers and several British and American companies.  They vied for control over the fur trade.  After the Canada-United States border was set at the 49th parallel in 1846, explorers came to chart potential routes through the mountains for roads and railroads.  Limited mining and logging occurred from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.  The first significant human impact in the region occurred in the 1920s when several dams were built in the Skagit River Valley to generate hydroelectric power.  Environmentalists then campaigned to preserve the remaining wilderness, culminating on October 2, 1968, with the designation of North Cascades Park. 

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