the grand canyon became a national monument on may 24, 1911.
the grand canyon became a national monument on may 24, 1911.
when did the grand canyon became a national monument?
may 24, 1911
in 1889, frank m. brown wanted to build a railroad along the colorado river to carry coal. he, his chief engineer robert brewster stanton, and 14 others started to explore the grand canyon in poorly designed cedar wood boats, with no life preservers. brown drowned in an accident near marble canyon: stanton made new boats and proceeded to explore the colorado all of the way to the gulf of california.









































the grand canyon became an official national monument in 1908 and a national park in 1919.









































section::::history.:european arrival and settlement.:settlers in and near the canyon.
grand canyon
arizona parks and monuments include the grand canyon, monument valley (a navajo nation park), petrified forest national park, saguaro national park, agua fria national monument, canyon de chelly national monument, casa grande ruins national monument, chiricahua national monument, ironwood forest national monument, montezuma castle national monument, navajo national monument, organ pipe cactus national monument, pipe spring national monument, sonoran desert national monument, sunset crater volcano national monument, tonto national monument, tuzigoot national monument, vermilion cliffs national monument, walnut canyon national monument, wupatki national monument, apache-sitgreaves national forests, and tumacacori national historical park.
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