The Devil Postpile National Monument
Hartesveldt RJ. 1952. The Devil Postpile National Monument. Yosemite Nature Notes (October 1952). Yosemite National Park
Includes: Yosemite Administers Devil Postpile Again and The Geologic Story of the Devil Postpile. The administration of Devil Postpile National Monument has changed back and forth between the U. S. Forest Service and the National Park Service for many years. When Yosemite National Park was established in 1890, its boundaries then included the Devil Postpile area. But in 1905, mining, water, and grazing interests succeeded in getting Congress to withdraw from park status more than 500 square miles of the western and southeastern portions of Yosemite National Park. This land, containing the small postpile area, was thus returned to national forest status and could thereby be exploited.