Efforts to establish a national park in the Olympics were renewed in 1935. Representative Monrad C. Wallgren repeatedly introduced bills to have this done, but without success at first. President Roosevelt visited the Olympic Peninsula in 1937 and expressed approval of a large Olympic National Park. The act of June 29, 1938, established Olympic National Park and abolished Mount Olympus National Monument. The park now has an area of 1,400 square miles.
Suggested Readings
Indians
Underhill, Ruth. Indians of the Pacific Northwest. 232 pp. Haskell Institute. Lawrence, Kansas, 1944. Complete description of the culture of the Northwest Indians.
History
Hult, Ruby El. The Untamed Olympics. 267 pp. Binfords & Mort. Portland, Oregon, 1954. History of the Olympic Peninsula from discovery to present.
Geology
Danner, Wilber R. Geology of Olympic National Park. 68 pp. Univ. of Washington Press. Seattle, 1955. Well illustrated booklet explaining the complex geological history of the park in terms the untrained geologist can understand.
Sharp, Robert P. Glaciers. 78 pp. Univ. of Oregon Press. 1960. Excellent description of the complex structure and behavior of glaciers. Provides information from current studies of Blue Glacier on Mount Olympus.