OLMSTED NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE PROGRAMS

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site invites you to join us in celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service, August 25–28!

On August 25, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Park Service Organic Act, which created the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior. Though much has changed, the mission remains the same as it was written by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. 100 years ago. “To conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”