the grand canyon national park was established on february 20, 1893.
the grand canyon national park was established on february 20, 1893.
when was the grand canyon national park established?
february 20, 1893
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the grand canyon national park act, 65th congress, was the u.s. federal law that established grand canyon national park as the nation's seventeenth national park. it was signed into law on february 26, 1919, by president woodrow wilson.









































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bullet::::- list of national parks of the united states









































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bullet::::- u.s. statutes at large, vol. 40, part 1, chap. 44, pp. 1175-78. "an act to establish the grand canyon national park in the state of arizona." s. 390, public act no. 277
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despite roosevelt's enthusiasm and strong interest in preserving land for public use, the grand canyon was not immediately designated as a national park. the first bill to establish grand canyon national park was introduced in 1882 by then-senator benjamin harrison, which would have established grand canyon as the third national park in the united states, after yellowstone and mackinac. harrison unsuccessfully reintroduced his bill in 1883 and 1886; after his election to the presidency, he established the grand canyon forest reserve in 1893. theodore roosevelt created the grand canyon game preserve by proclamation on 28 november 1906, and the grand canyon national monument in 1908. further senate bills to establish the site as a national park were introduced and defeated in 1910 and 1911, before the grand canyon national park act was finally signed by president woodrow wilson in 1919. the national park service, established in 1916, assumed administration of the park.
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