Congress established this National Park in Arizona February 26, 1919
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The Grand Canyon Became a National Park  On February 26, 1919, Congress passed the act that established the Grand Canyon National Park in the state of Arizona. But what created the canyon?
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Congress passes bill establishing Grand Canyon National Park, Feb ...  Feb 26, 2015 ... On this day in 1919, Congress approved legislation that President Woodrow ... Congress passes bill establishing Grand Canyon National Park, Feb. 26, 1919 ... An Act to Establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona, ... The National Park Service, which had been established in 1916,...
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Today in History - February 26 | Library of Congress  Also on February 26, 1919, Congress passed An Act to Establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado...
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Education World: Every-Day Edits: Grand Canyon National Park  30 items ... Located in Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park was established by the U.S. congress on February 26, 1919. The Grand Canyon is one of the worlds'...
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Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart - Feb 26, 1919 ...  On this day in history, two national parks were established in the United ... Located in northwestern Arizona, the Grand Canyon is the product of millions of years of ... a national park under President Woodrow Wilson on February 26, 1919. ... of the U.S. Congress establishing the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
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Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. National Park Service)  What government agency oversees the National Park Service? ... as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951. ... more than 84 million acres in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, ... Total recreation visitors to the national parks in 2015: 307,247,252.
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Pima County History - Pima County Consolidated Justice Court  The land that was and is now Pima County was part of the Gadsden Purchase. On December 30, 1853, the United States purchased from Mexico a strip of land lying south of the Gila River. ... 1864 ~ The Arizona Territory is established and four counties are created: Pima, Yuma, Yavapai and Mohave. ... All Rights Reserved.
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Did You Know: Capital Of Arizona Moved 4 Times Before Settling In ...  Sep 26, 2014 ... That was in 1862 when the Arizona territory was stacked ... No all too happy about this move, the federal government created a new Arizona territory boundary line that ... By 1867, the capital moved again, this time to Tucson.
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Legislation for Park Establishment - National Park Service  Stimulated in part by various individuals and groups, the South Dakota Legislature in ... recommended that the Badlands area be set aside as a national park. ... important part in the establishment of Badlands National Monument, Senator Peter ... the Migratory Bird Act of 1929 and in securing federal funds for the carving of...
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Jeopary Questions page 676 - ANNUAL EVENTS - TriviaBistro.com  ANNUAL EVENTS: Every March 2 this state commemorates the 1836 signing of a Declaration of Independence from Mexico  SPECIFIC GENERALS: A onetime ... TRAVEL USA: Camel Butte & the Mittens are 2 of the mineral sandstone structures that give this AZ./Utah "valley" its name  PEOPLE'S SEXIEST MEN ALIVE: "O...
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Park History - Joshua Tree National Park (U.S. National Park Service)  As part of the Desert Protection Bill, Joshua Tree National Monument was elevated to park status on October 31, 1994. The bill also added 234,000 acres.
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Birth of a National Park - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National ...  One of the most enduring myths of Yellowstone National Park involves its ... the United States Congress established Yellowstone National Park in 1872.
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History of Arizona State University - Wikipedia  Arizona State University was founded in 1885 as the Territorial ... for an institution to train teachers to work in the public schools, but ... The bill would establish a territorial normal school at Tempe to ... Back in the House on March 6, Armstrong called for suspension of the rules and a vote on HB 164.
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Wilderness - Joshua Tree National Park (U.S. National Park Service)  The Wilderness Protection Act of 1964 established a new category of federally-managed ... A Congressional act signed into law by the President of the United States is ... Joshua Tree National Monument had 429,690 acres (about 80% of the park) of ... 1994 - The California Desert Protection Act changed Joshua Tree from a...
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February 13 - 19, 1847: Lincoln on the Presidential ... - Schiller Institute  ... Abraham Lincoln took his seat in the House of Representatives on Dec. 6, 1847, as a new Congressman from Illinois, the Mexican War was almost ... admitted to the Union, leaving all questions of boundary to future adjustment. The next year, President James K. Polk sent John Slidell to Mexico to offer U.S. government...
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Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering ...  1775 Spanish colonial Catholic mission and convent); Utah: Mountain Dell Dam (1924 ... the most technologically advanced ranch in the Lower Dolores Valley of Colorado. ... USS Arizona (BB-39), submerged off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ..... century and named after the decorative shingles used on the exterior.
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Today in History - May 30 | Library of Congress  The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried.
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Full text of "Sacred places, North America : 108 destinations"  Pilgrimages to sacred mountains have been made for thousands of years. ..... Arizona achieved statehood in 1912, the last of the Lower 48 to join the Union. ... located just off Interstate 17, only 70 miles 113 km north of metropolitan Phoenix. ...... not for viewing the mound sites, portions of which are now part of a golf course.
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History (U.S. National Park Service)  By the Act of March 1, 1872, Congress established Yellowstone National Park ... parks and monuments, many of them carved from the federal lands of the West.
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Preserving Parks - Associated Press Interactive  Aug 25, 2016 ... A look at the history and current obstacles facing the National Park Service. ... William Henry Jackson's photographs were among the images that inspired Congress in 1872 to create Yellowstone, the world's first national park. ... set aside more than 2 million acres in the Montana and Wyoming territories.
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Living History from the Grand Canyon State - RingBrothersHistory.com  Spanish explorers and missionaries first alerted the world to Arizona. From 1540 .... as a state, with its eastern boundary along the Colorado River, and ... division of New Mexico Territory along an east-west line. ... January 6, 1912, and signed for Arizona on February 14, 1912, exactly 50 ...... 500 other Apache were sent by.