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View of new Tacoma and Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, 1878.
這張地圖顯示1878年時的雷尼爾山,當時還不是國家公園

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華盛頓州中部的雷尼爾山 (Mount Rainier) 成為國家公園 189932

西北部的美國原住民有好幾代都把雷尼爾山當成是他們的家鄉。他們稱這座山為塔可碼山 (Mount Tacoma) 或塔和碼山 (Mount Tahoma) ,並且把這裡視為是權力的象徵。英國探險家喬治‧溫哥華 (George Vancouver) 1792年航行到樸吉灣 (Puget Sound) 的途中,看到這座高聳的山脈。他將這座山取名為雷尼爾山以紀念他的朋友海軍少將彼得‧雷尼爾 (Peter Rainier) 。著名的自然主義者約翰‧慕爾 (John Muir) 在一個多世紀之後才到達雷尼爾區域。他是第一個建議將這裡設為國家公園的人。

Generations of Northwest Native Americans made their home at the base of Rainier. They called their mountain Tacoma (or Tahoma) and viewed it as a symbol of power. English explorer George Vancouver saw the huge mountain when he sailed into Puget Sound in 1792. He named it Rainier to honor his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier. The famed naturalist John Muir visited the Rainier region more than a century later. He first recommended that the area be preserved as a park.
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