In the early 1890s, Glacier National Park was discovered by George Bird Grinnell on a hiking trip with his wife. While they were there, President Taft, 27th president of the United States, acknowledged that Glacier National Park was going to be a tourist destination. This was called the "Crown of Continent," due to the fact that the water from the waterfalls travel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Hudson Bay and also to the Pacific Ocean. This was the first "Peace Park" after a treaty that was to make peace with the Canadians and the New Yorkers. After World War II, the lodges and the hotels were destroyed and now is an International site.
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