WASHINGTON -- In the late 19th century and early 20th century, black troopers called the “Buffalo Soldiers” patrolled Yosemite and Sequoia national parks in California.

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Parks.

To learn more about the Buffalo Soldiers, join Sequoia National Park for a “Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers” event on June 18. From its beginning in 1890, Sequoia National Park was patrolled in ...

Meet America’s Buffalo Soldiers—some of the nation’s first park rangers. On a clear fall day in California in 1903, a group of soldiers and civilians, both African American and Caucasian, gathered in ...

If you know your history, you may know that July 28 is Buffalo Soldiers Day. According to park staff, it is also a fee-free entrance day – meaning visitors to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National ...

Buffalo Soldiers were among the first rangers at America's national parks. A national monument in Ohio honors their decades of service to the parks and country. Admission to all 423 National Park ...

He commanded Buffalo soldiers, fought in the Philippine American War, ... Sequoia, and General Grant (later Kings Canyon) National Parks. It was hard riding, but few complained.

These men were also known as Buffalo Soldiers, and about 500 served in Yosemite, Sequoia and General Grant National Parks, playing a huge role in building the infrastructure we still see today.

These soldiers were known as the Buffalo Soldiers and a group of them helped protect Yosemite National Park. “Every time you ...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif (KSEE/KGPE) – Buffalo Soldiers are going to be celebrated in the heart of California at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks during the last ...