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View of new Tacoma and Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, 1878.
这张地图显示1878年时的雷尼尔山,当时还不是国家公园

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华盛顿州中部的雷尼尔山 (Mount Rainier) 成为国家公园 189932

西北部的美国原住民有好几代都把雷尼尔山当成是他们的家乡。他们称这座山为塔可码山 (Mount Tacoma) 或塔和码山 (Mount Tahoma) ,并且把这里视为是权力的象征。英国探险家乔治.温哥华 (George Vancouver) 1792年航行到朴吉湾 (Puget Sound) 的途中,看到这座高耸的山脉。他将这座山取名为雷尼尔山以纪念他的朋友海军少将彼得.雷尼尔 (Peter Rainier) 。着名的自然主义者约翰.慕尔 (John Muir) 在一个多世纪之后才到达雷尼尔区域。他是第一个建议将这里设为国家公园的人。

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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