Encore: National Parks | The Great Disaster | 4

<p>In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the city of San Francisco was torn apart by a huge earthquake and devastating fire. As the city rebuilt, it also sought to ensure that if fire were to strike the city again, abundant water would available to fight it.</p><p>But a new reservoir for the city would require flooding a treasured portion of Yosemite, the Hetch Hetchy Valley, one of John Muir’s favorite locations. He fiercely opposed the plan, setting up a showdown between Muir’s newly formed Sierra Club and political forces in both San Francisco and Washington, D.C. - including Muir’s former ally in the conservation movement, Teddy Roosevelt.</p><p>Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App <a href="https://wondery.app.link/historytellers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wondery.app.link/historytellers</a>.</p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors!</p><p><strong>Sleep Number</strong> - Discover the Sleep Number 360® smart bed. Special offers for a limited time. Only at Sleep Number stores or&nbsp;<a href="http://sleepnumber.com/TELLERS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>sleepnumber.com/TELLERS</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>SimpliSafe </strong>- To learn more about the exciting new SimpliSafe&nbsp;Wireless Outdoor Security Camera, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://SIMPLISAFE.com/tellers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>SIMPLISAFE.com/tellers</strong></a>. What’s more, SimpliSafe is celebrating this new camera by&nbsp;offering 20% off your entire new system and your first month of&nbsp;monitoring service FREE, when you enroll in Interactive Monitoring.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener