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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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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

workmanship.

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

1916

681

Magnificent specimen of a

Corner

volcanic cinder cone, 8000

New

feet high; crater 1500 feet

Mexico

in diameter, cone-shaped;

numerous "blister cones."

ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

_Location_

_When

_Area

_Description_

created_

(acres)_

----------+----------+---------+--------+-----------------------------

Gila Cliff

New

Nov. 16,

160

Contains numerous cliff Dwellings

Mexico

1907

dweller ruins of much

interest and in good

preservation.

Tonto

Arizona

Dec. 19,

640

Contains numerous cliff

1907

dweller ruins of much

interest and in good

preservation.

Grand

Arizona

Jan. 11,

806,400

Contains the most wonderful Canon

1908

portion of the Grand Canon

of the Colorado.

Jewel Cave

South

Feb. 7,

1280

Contains a limestone cavern

Dakota

1908

of much beauty and

considerable extent, limits

of which are as yet unknown.

Wheeler

Colorado

Dec. 7,

300

Of much interest from

1908

geological standpoint as

example of eccentric erosion

and extinct volcanic action.

Of much scenic beauty.

Oregon

Oregon

July 12,

480

Extensive caves in limestone Caves

1909

formation of much beauty.

Magnitude not entirely

ascertained.

Devil

California

July 6,

800

Spectacular ma.s.s of hexagonal Postpile

1911

basaltic columns, like an

immense pile of posts. Said

to rank with famous Giant's

Causeway, in Ireland.

Mount

Washington

Apr. 17,

299,370

Contains many objects of Olympus

1912

great and unusual scientific

interest, including many

glaciers. Is summer range

and breeding-ground of

Olympic elk.

Walnut

Arizona

Nov. 30,

960

Contains cliff dwellings of Canon

1915

much scientific and popular

interest.

Bandelier

New

Feb. 11,

18,000

Contains vast numbers of

Mexico

1916

cliff dweller ruins, with

artificial caves, stone

sculpture and other relics

of prehistoric life.

ADMINISTERED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT[1]

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Battle-Field

Montana

Cabrillo

California

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[1] "Lincoln National Park or Reservation" in Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, was established in 1916 and is administered by the War Department. It might well become a regular National Park.

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DOMINION NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA

(Number, 11; total area, 7945 square miles)

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_Date of

_Area in

_Distinctive _Name of

_Location_

creation_

square

characteristics_ park_

miles_

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Rocky

Alberta

1886

1800

Scenic park; Banff Hot Mountains

Springs; Hoodoos; Lake Park

Louise; Victoria and Lefroy

Glaciers; Lakes in the

Clouds; Mount Temple, 11,626

feet; Valley of the Ten

Peaks; Mt. a.s.siniboine,

11,860 feet; Bow River

Valley.

Yoho

British

1886

560

Yoho Valley; Lakes O'Hara and Park

Columbia

MacArthur; Takakkaw Falls;

Twin Lakes; Emerald Lake;

Natural Bridge; President

Range and Glacier;

Kickinghorse River,

Ottertail Range and Valley;

Fossil Beds.

Glacier

British

1886

468

Mount Sir Donald and highest Park

Columbia

peaks of the Selkirks; great

Illecillewaet and Asulkan

Glaciers; Nakimu marble

caves; Marion Lake, Rogers

Pa.s.s.

Revelstoke

British

1914

95

Mount Revelstoke; Park

Columbia

Clach-na-coodin Range and

Ice-Field; Automobile Road

building to summit of Mount

Revelstoke; Lake Eva.

Jasper

Alberta

1907

4400

Athabasca River and Valley; Park

Yellowhead Pa.s.s; the oldest

route across the Rockies;

historic a.s.sociations;

Maligne Lake and Canon;

Fiddle Creek Canon;

Punchbowl Falls; Mount

Robson, 13,036 feet, and

highest peaks of the

Canadian Rockies; Miette

Hot Springs.

Waterton

Alberta

1895

423

Waterton Lakes; Cameron Lakes

Falls, Bertha and Beaver Park

Lakes; beautiful Wilson

Range; exceptional fishing;

great game preserve.

St.

Ontario

1905

140

Among the Thousand Islands Lawrence

acres

of the St. Lawrence; Islands

especially for summer Park

campers.

Fort Howe

New

1913

19

Historic park; old fort; Park

Brunswick

acres

memorials of United Empire

Loyalists, French regime,

Lady Latour.

Buffalo

Alberta

1907

162

Animal park; home of the Park

Canadian government buffalo

herd, numbering over 2000

head.

Elk Island

Alberta

1899

16

Animal park; established for Park

the protection of the elk,

moose, deer; also herd of

buffalo.

Maple

Saskatchewan

1914

19

Animal park; established for Creek

the preservation of the Antelope

antelope.

Reserve

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