Explore the History of Crater Lake National Park in New Book

Local author tells the story using stunning collection of historic images
 
Nov. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Crater Lake National Park by Margaret LaPlante. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.

For more than half a million years, volcano Mount Mazama towered over southern Oregon. From time to time, it erupted, spreading pumice, ash, and cinders for miles around. Then, approximately 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted with such force that the volcano could no longer support itself and it collapsed, leaving a large caldera. Eventually, the volcanic action subsided and all was calm. Over the next centuries, water and snow accumulated in the caldera. In 1902, Crater Lake became a national park.

Highlights of Crater Lake National Park include:

•History of building the park’s first roads.
•Stories from people who lived and worked at Crater Lake.
•History of removing snow with shovels and dynamite before snow plows!
•Read what John Muir, Zane Gray and Joaquin Miller said after seeing the lake for the first time.
•Read what Oregon pioneer, John W. Hillman wrote after stumbling upon the lake after getting lost in the wilderness.
•Author Jack London described Crater Lake as “Incomparable in beauty.”

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.

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