EVENTS OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE |
  - 1853—John Wesley Hillman and a group of prospectors discovered the lake and named it Deep Blue Lake.
- 1862—Chauncey Nye and party of prospectors, unaware of the previous discovery, accidentally visited the lake.
- 1865—Soldiers from Fort Klamath, without knowledge of previous discoveries, visited the lake and named it Lake Majesty.
- 1869—Jim Sutton, accompanied by David Linn and family, of Jacksonville, visited the lake and named it Crater Lake.
- 1873—First photograph, a daguerreotype, taken of Crater Lake by Peter Britt, southern Oregon pioneer.
- 1883—J. S. Diller, geologist, and Everett Hayden, of the United States Geological Survey, visited the lake.
- 1885—William Gladstone Steel, with Prof. Joseph Le Conte, Capt. Clarence E. Dutton, J. M. Brock, Jr., and others, visited Crater Lake. Mr. Steel suggested that a national park be established and a petition was sent to President Cleveland.
- 1886—The President issued a proclamation withdrawing 10 townships, including Crater Lake. Lake surveyed and sounded by the United States Geological Survey.
- 1888—First fish planted in Crater Lake by William Gladstone Steel.
- 1896—Mazamas visited Crater Lake and christened the ancestral mountain, of which only the caldera and lower slopes remain, Mount Mazama.
- 1902—Crater Lake National Park, created by congressional action, approved by President Theodore Roosevelt. First superintendent, W. F. Arant, appointed.
- 1907—First automobile driven to the rim of Crater Lake by Charles True, from Medford, Oreg. The Wocus, the first boat used in rendering a launch service to visitors, placed on the lake.
- 1912—Crater Lake Lodge, the oldest structure now existing in the rim area, was built.
- 1927—Crater Lake Ski Club organized. First annual ski races held.
- 1931—Sinnott Memorial completed and dedicated.
- 1932—The Watchman Observation Station completed.
- 1935—Park approach roads and highway to rim open for first time throughout winter.
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