On Sept. 24, 1906, total bad-ass President Theodore Roosevelt named what Wyoming landmark the nations first National Monument?
History of the National Park Service National Monuments. On September 24, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower as the first National Monument. Devils Tower is a Wyoming landmark, a high tower of rock, visible for nearly . It has been a guidepost and a religious site. In December of that year, three more National Monuments were created. El Morro, New Mexico, is a wayside in the rugged desert lands used by Indians settlers and travelers for centuries as a watering hole and a place to leave their marks. The site includes prehistoric petroglyphs and hundreds of inscriptions from 17th century Spanish explorers and 19th century
Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage The Theodore Roosevelt Monument Assemblage is a collection of 24 stones and plaque located in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, New York. The stones and other objects are meant to each represent a "chapter" and together form a "book" telling the story of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. The full text of the plaque from the 1991 rededication follows, with description of the monument as a whole and individual objects and stones: ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL ROCKS The Book of Theodore Roosevelt's Life Written in Rocks Chapter 1. Born Oct. 27, 1858.