History

Glacier National Park was created on May 11, 1910 by an act of Congress, but did not become a tourist destination until James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway began advertising Glacier National Park as a destination. Hill's advertising suggested that Americans see Glacier National Park before traveling abroad. The campaign worked and two rail stations were used to bring train loads of tourists to the park.

In 1932 Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park and the America's Glacier National Park were united to create Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

Landscape

In 1850 the park was home to 150 glaciers, now, only 35 glaciers are still in   More...