Alice’s Adventures in the New Wonderland: The Yellowstone National Park

Published March 3, 2016 at 1600 × 1200 in The World’s First National Park
Map of the Yellowstone National Park panel title

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was immensely popular in the late 19th century. Visitors to the Yellowstone National Park from the eastern United States must have felt as if they had fallen down a rabbit hole when they viewed the strange landscapes of the Park. “Wonderland” was part of the Northern Pacific Railroad’s promotional campaign for its route between Saint Paul, Minnesota and Yellowstone National Park.

Panel title of: Map of the Yellowstone National Park : compiled from different official explorations and our personal survey, 1882 / Carl J. Hals and A. Rydstrom, civil engineers. Scale approximately 1:184,000. St. Paul : Chas. S. Fee, [1884]. Map Library call number G4262.Y4 1882 .H3