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	Zion National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Established in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, it became Zion National Park in 1919.
		Then the Utah State Road Commission, established the same year that the national monument was created, set out to develop a state highway system that would include southern Utah.
		The nine known exposed formations visible in Zion National Park are part of a super-sequence of rock units called the Grand Staircase ; they represent about 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic -aged sedimentation in that part of North America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mukuntuweap_National_Monument

	Zion National Park Information Guide
		Zion National park was established in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument.
		In 1909, the area was established, by presidential proclamation, to be the Mukuntuweap National Monument.
		In 1918, the locally unpopular name "Mukuntuweap" was changed to "Zion" and in 1919, the area was made a national park thus opening the way to make the region accessible and for providing accommodations for visitors.
	www.zion.national-park.com /info.htm

	Excels Expeditions Youth Leadership Experience near Zions National Park - Location
		Mukuntuweap National Monument proclaimed July 31, 1909; incorporated in Zion National Monument March 18, 1918; established as a national park on Nov. 19, 1919.
		Throughout the Grand Staircase National Monument are examples of sediment layering and erosion.
		Zion National Park is located somewhere in the middle of the Grand Staircase National Monument.
	www.zionalc.com /location.html

	St George Utah Vacation -- Zion National Park
		The Mukuntuweap National Monument was upgraded to National Park status and given a much needed name change by November 1919.
		Zion National Park had its beginning as a National Monument, with a name that was quite difficult to pronounce.
		Zion National Park is a composite of sandstone that has been stained by the oxidizing of iron in the rock, thus providing the brilliant red hues within the park.
	www.stgeorgevacationrentals.com /zion-national-park.php

	Visit Zion National Park
		Established as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909; name changed to Zion National Monument in 1918; expanded and established as a National Park in 1919; Kolob Canyons section established as a National Monument in 1937 and added to Zion National Park in 1956.
		Human use of the Zion National Park landscape dates back to at least 6,000 B.C. Archeologists have divided this long span of human history into four cultural periods, each characterized by distinctive technological and social adaptations, that are briefly summarized here.
		Zion National Park encompasses some of the most scenic canyon country in the United States, Located in Washington, Iron and Kane Counties in Southwestern Utah,.
	www.camping-and-national-parks.com /Zion-National-Park.html

	Zion National Park
		Zion began as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909 by presidential proclamation.
		Zion National Park possesses a grandeur that is inspirational.
		In 1918, the locally unpopular name was changed to Zion and in 1919 the area was made a national park.
	www.lakepowellhotels.com /zions.htm

	Conservation Movement: Conservation Chronology 1912-1920
		Congress passes a bill establishing Lafayette National Park, Maine, superseding Sieur de Monts National Monument, as the first National Park east of the Mississippi; it is renamed Acadia National Park in 1929.
		President Wilson issues a Proclamation establishing Sieur de Monts National Monument on Mount Desert Island, Maine, on lands conveyed to the United States by a private citizens' group, the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations; and a Proclamation establishing Capulin Mountain National Monument, New Mexico.
		Congress passes a bill establishing Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, superseding Grand Canyon National Monument, and a bill establishing Zion National Park, Utah, superseding Zion National Monument.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/amrvhtml/cnchron6.html

	Zion National Park History
		The tourist circle, which came to be known as the Grand Circle, takes visitors from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to Bryce Canyon National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument and Zion Canyon.
		The area was now known as Zion National Monument.
		Mather was awed by the splendor of Zion National Park and made at least one trip to the park each year from 1919 to 1929.
	www.travelwest.net /parks/zion/history.html

	National Park Service History: National Monument Proclamations under the Antiquities Act
		Proclaimed national monuments retaining this designation in 1999 are marked with an asterisk; with three exceptions (Admiralty Island, Misty Fjords, Grand Stai rc ase-Escal ante), all are administered by the National Park Service.
		In 1949, for example, President Harry S Truman proclaimed Effigy Mounds National Monument to accept a donation of the land from the state of Iowa, at the request of Iowa's delegation.
		A bill abolishing Jackson Hole National Monument passed Congress but was vetoed by Roosevelt, and congressional and court challenges to the proclamation authority were mounted.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/hisnps/NPSHistory/monuments.htm

	United States Statutes at Large
		Establishes the Mukuntuweap National Monument, Utah, on the grounds that the Mukuntuweap Canyon of the Rio Virgin or Zion River in Southwestern Utah "is an extraordinary example of canyon erosion and is of the greatest scientific interest."
		This monument was consolidated into the Zion National Monument by a Presidential proclamation of March 18, 1918 (40 Stat.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ll/amrvl/vl-tocas/vl377.html

	Zion National Park - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		As scientific reports and photographic evidence of this wild place spread the stories became truth and in 1909 the area Mukuntuweap National Monument was created.
		In 1918 it was incorporated as Zion National Monument and in 1919 it became Zion National Park.
		Zion National Park is one of the greatest treasures in our National Park system and is the crown jewel of Utah's National Park country.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/utzion

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		A second Zion National Monument (now called the Kolob Canyons) was established in 1937.
		The beauty of what is now Zion National Park was noted in a report by Leo A. Snow of St. George, Utah, following his 1908 survey of Zion Canyon for the U.S. Geological Survey.
		Local pioneers called the area "Zion" and asked the political leaders to change the name in 1918, when the monument was enlarged.
	www.americanparks.net /zion_faqs.htm

	National Park Service: Expansion of the NPS in the 1930s (Endnotes)
		Mukuntuweap became Zion National Park, Sieur de Monts became Acadia National Park, and Petrified Forest National Monument became Petrified Forest National Park.
		Interestingly, while Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was one of the monuments transferred, in 1933, by an April 1975 cooperative agreement with the National Park Service the Forest Service assumed administration and management of the monument.
		Of the two permanent and seven temporary employees located in the national monuments, one was in those administered by the War Department and eight in the areas administered by the Forest Service.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/unrau-williss/adhie.htm

	Utah - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Zion National Park, national park established in 1919, originally Mukuntuweap National Monument proclaimed in 1909.
		, southeastern Utah, near Moab, established as a national monument in 1929, as a national park in 1971.
		, southwestern Utah, established as a national monument 1923, as a national park 1928.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /utah.htm

	Clinton's Plan to Make Utah's Escalante Canyons a National Monument
		National Monument was 2.3 million acres and Katmai National Monument was
		Escalante and the Grand Staircase regions to be a National Monument,
		national monuments which have been created in the past.
	forests.org /archive/america/escamonu.htm

	dOc DVD Review: Bryce & Zion National Parks (1993)
		The park was first established in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, but was retitled Zion in 1918 from the Mormon name for the canyon meaning "place of refuge." Covering 229 square miles, it was consolidated with Zion National Monument in 1956.
		Both parks are part of the southwest's Grand Circle, a collection of national parks, historic monuments and recreation areas.
		Finally, after watching Bryce receive a winter dusting of snow, we return to Zion National Park to witness a thunderstorm and watch a time-lapse sunset in the park.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=3092

	Brian Head Chamber of Commerce -- The Official Home of Brian Head, Utah
		Established in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument, the area expanded in 1919 as Zion National Park.
		Protected within Zion National Park's 229 square miles (593.1 km) is a spectacular cliff-and-canyon landscape and wilderness full of the unexpected including the world's largest arch - Kolob Arch - with a span that measures 310 feet (94.5 m).
		Kolob Canyons may be the little known portion of Zion National Park, but that doesn't mean that its not as spectacular as the main canyons of the Zion proper.
	www.brianheadchamber.com /zion.html

	American Park Network - Zion National Park
		in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument; name changed to Zion and redesignated a national park in 1919.
		In Zion National Park, precipitous canyon walls and massive monoliths, sculpted by the ceaseless action of the Virgin River, lie in every direction.
		There are two main campgrounds, the Watchman and the South, both located near the South Entrance.
	www.americanparknetwork.com /parkinfo/zi

	National Park Service: Highways in Harmony (Southwest Circle Tour Roads and Bridges)
		Congress elevates Mukuntuweap NM to Zion National Park and Grand Canyon NM to Grand Canyon National Park during the 1910s, but primitive pioneer roads connecting the region's parks and monuments persisted into the 1920s.
		First automobile enters Mukuntuweap National Monument; State of Utah and counties begin to improve regional roads
		Congress establishes Bryce Canyon National Park; 30,000 visit regional parks and monuments
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hih/southwest/southwest5.htm

	Articles - Zion National Park Utah.com
		Zion National Park, first dedicated as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909 by President Taft (Mukuntuweap was an Indian work meaning 'straight canyon'), is easily one of the nation's most spectacular national parks.
		The area went largely unvisited until 1923, when Union Pacific Railroad built a 30-mile spur from Cedar City towards the park and a wagon road was graded into Zion Canyon; the park's name was changed to Zion in 1918 ('Zion' is word used by Mormons) and the area was made a national park.
		The area's primary attraction is its soaring rock walls, among the tallest sandstone cliffs in the world, which form an area geologists used to colloquially call standing-up country, and Zion Canyon, where many of the tallest cliffs surround the Virgin River, is a canyon in America likely rivaled only by Yosemite Canyon.
	www.utah.com /schmerker/2001/zion_np.htm

	Zion National Park
		E stablished in 1909 as Mukuntuweap National Monument and renamed Zion National Park in 1919, this is a region of massive, multi-colored vertical cliffs and deep canyons.
		Photo credits in order: Photo by Richard Frear, courtesy of National Park Service.
		Guided horseback trips, technical climbing, backpacking and biking are popular ways to enjoy the wonders of Zion.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/8705gd.htm

	Zion National Park -- Utah
		In 1909 it became Mukuntuweap National Monument and in 1919 became Zion National Park.
		Its name is a Hebrew word referring to a place of safety or refuge and was given to the canyon by Mormon pioneers in the 1860s.
		Nearly 800 native species of plants call Zion home, as well as 75 species of mammals, 271 birds, 32 reptiles and amphibians, and 8 fish.
	members.aol.com /CMorHiker6/backpack/Zion.html

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