<P> Olmsted and others formed the Niagara Falls Association in 1883 , a group that aimed to lobby New York to acquire and protect the falls from private exploitation . Their efforts succeeded later that year when , on April 30 , 1883 , a bill authorizing the `` selection , location and appropriation of certain lands in the village of Niagara Falls for a state reservation '' was signed into law by then - governor Grover Cleveland . The act led to the establishment of the Niagara Reservation in 1885 . New York State Assemblyman Thomas Vincent Welch figured prominently in getting the bill signed , and served as the first Superintendent of the Park for 18 years from its inception until 1903 . </P>
<P> Olmsted and others formed the Niagara Falls Association in 1883 , a group that aimed to lobby New York to acquire and protect the falls from private exploitation . Their efforts succeeded later that year when , on April 30 , 1883 , a bill authorizing the `` selection , location and appropriation of certain lands in the village of Niagara Falls for a state reservation '' was signed into law by then - governor Grover Cleveland . The act led to the establishment of the Niagara Reservation in 1885 . New York State Assemblyman Thomas Vincent Welch figured prominently in getting the bill signed , and served as the first Superintendent of the Park for 18 years from its inception until 1903 . </P>
when was niagara falls established as a national park
when was niagara falls established as a national park
1885
1885