Part 24 (1/2)

Niagara Falls

International

Stupendous waterfall; might well

Park between

become an international park.

Canada, and

New York near

Buffalo

Mount Shasta

Northern

Highest peak in northern

California

California; alpine flowers;

lava deposits; scenery.

Mount Hood

Northern

Volcanic peak; icefields and

Oregon, near

forests.

Columbia River

Roosevelt

Arizona

Enormous dam; vast reservoirs; Project

desert areas; cactus park;

historic ground.

Canon de Ch.e.l.ly

Arizona

Towering monolithic rocks; high

vertical colored canons; cliff

dwellings.

Sierra Madre

Near Los

Sierra Madre mountains; rare plant

Angeles,

life; commands unusual scenes.

California

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D

NATIONAL MONUMENTS

ADMINISTERED BY THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

----------+----------+---------+--------+-------------------------------- _Name_

_Location_

_When

_Area

_Description_

created_

(acres)_

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Devil's

Wyoming

Sept. 24,

1152

Remarkable natural rock tower, Tower

1906

of volcanic origin, 1200 feet

in height.

Montezuma

Arizona

Dec. 8,

160

Prehistoric cliff dwelling ruin Castle

1906

of unusual size, situated in a

niche in face of a vertical

cliff; of scenic and

ethnological interest.

El Morro

New

Dec. 8,

160

Enormous sandstone rock eroded

Mexico

1906

in form of a castle, upon

which inscriptions have been

placed by early Spanish

explorers; contains cliff

dweller ruins; of great

historic, scenic, and

ethnological interest.

Chaco

New

Mar. 11,

20,629

Contains numerous cliff dweller Canon

Mexico

1907

ruins, including communal

houses in good condition

and but little excavated.

Muir Woods

California

Jan. 9,

295

Contains one of the most noted

1908

redwood groves in California;

was donated by Hon. William

Kent, Member of Congress;

located seven miles from San

Francisco.

Pinnacles

California

Jan. 16,

2080

Contains many spirelike rock

1908

formations, 600 to 1000 feet

high, which are visible for

many miles; also numerous

caves and other formations.

Tumacacori

Arizona

Sept. 15,

10

Contains ruins of Franciscan

1908

mission dating from sixteenth

century, until recent years

in fair preservation, but now

rapidly disintegrating.

Mukuntuweap

Utah

July 31

15,840

Contains magnificent gorge,

1909

depth from 800 to 2000 feet,

with precipitouswalls and many

waterfalls. Of great beauty

and scenic interest.

Shoshone

Wyoming

Sept. 21,

210

Cavern of considerable extent, Cavern

1909

located near Cody.

Natural

Utah

Sept. 25,

2740

Contains three natural bridges, Bridges

1909

among largest examples of

their kind. Largest bridge is

222 feet high, 65 feet thick

at top of arch; arch is 28

feet wide; span 261 feet;

height of span 157 feet. Other

two are only slightly smaller.

Gran

New

Nov. 1,

160

One of the most important of Quivira

Mexico

1909

earliest Spanish mission ruins

in the Southwest. Monument

also contains Pueblo ruins.

Sitka

Alaska

Mar. 23,

57

Park of great natural beauty

1910

and historic interest as scene

of ma.s.sacre of Russians by

Indians. Contains 16 totem

poles of best native

workmans.h.i.+p.

Rainbow

Utah

May 30,

160

Unique natural bridge of great Bridge

1910

scientific interest and

symmetry. Height 309 feet

above water; span is 278 feet,

in shape of rainbow.

Lewis

Montana

May 16,

160

Immense limestone cavern of and

1911

great scientific interest, Clark

magnificently decorated with Cavern

stalact.i.te formations. Cavern

now closed to public because

of depredations by vandals.

Colorado

Colorado

May 24,

13,883

Contains many lofty monoliths

1911

and is wonderful example of

erosion; of great scenic

beauty and interest.

Petrified

Arizona

July 31,

25,625

Contains abundance of petrified Forest

1911

coniferous trees, one of which

forms a small natural bridge.

Is of great scientific

interest.

Navajo

Arizona

Mar. 14,

360

Contains numerous pueblo or

1912

cliff dweller ruins, in good

preservation.

Papago

Arizona

Jan. 31,

2050

Contains splendid collection Saguaro

1914

of characteristic desert flora

and numerous pictographs.

Interesting rock formations.

Dinosaur

Utah

Oct. 4,

80

Contains deposits of fossil

1915

remains of prehistoric animal

life of great scientific

interest.

Sieur de

Mount

July 8,

About

Beautiful island scenery, Monts

Desert

1916

5000

mountains, lakes, meadows,

Island,

numerous varieties of birds

Maine

and plants. Historical

a.s.sociations.

Capulin

Northeast