Roughly 7,700 years ago, give or take 150 years, Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed, creating a massive crater that would become Crater Lake. Fast-forward to this day in 1902, and Crater Lake National Park was established. With a maximum depth of 1,943 feet, equivalent to 3.5 Washington Monuments, Crater Lake is also the deepest lake in the US.
Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
Today in History
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Canadian Thanksgiving
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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Chocolate Hills
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National Park Service anniversary
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Château de Villandry, France
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Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Room at the top?
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Easter
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Flock together for Cousins Day
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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International Literacy Day
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Going with the floe
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Space is for everyone
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On the lookout for Sheep-Cote Clod
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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World Water Day
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