Richard Egan was an American actor. In some films he is credited as Richard Eagan.
National monuments can be so designated through the power of the Antiquities Act of 1906. President Theodore Roosevelt used the act to declare Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument.ational monuments can be managed by one of several federal agencies: the National Park Service, United States Forest Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management.
Publisher. A+E Networks. On this day in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt places the Grand Canyon under public protection, declaring it a national monument. In a statement made during a visit to the Grand Canyon in 1903, Roosevelt indicated his intention to preserve one of Americaâs most unique natural sites.He urged Americans to âlet this great wonder of nature remain as it now is. Do nothing to mar its grandeur, sublimity and loveliness. You cannot improve on it.n a statement made during a visit to the Grand Canyon in 1903, Roosevelt indicated his intention to preserve one of Americaâs most unique natural sites. He urged Americans to âlet this great wonder of nature remain as it now is.