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In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons.
5 de mar. de 2024 · History & Culture. The red and white sandstone cliffs of southwestern Utah tower hundreds of feet above the Virgin River, which meanders through their network of narrow canyons. The heart of Zion National Park is a secluded canyon that lies amidst this striking landscape.
When Nephi Johnson arrived in what would become Zion National Park in 1858, the Paiute Indians occupied the canyon. Isaac Behunin became the first permanent European-American settler in the canyon when he built a one-room log cabin near the present location of Zion Lodge in 1861.
Zion National Park has its origins in the Progressive Era, when when President Taft declared the area where Zion is now (near Springdale, UT) as Mukuntuweap National Monument to preserve Zion’s main canyon.
24 de jun. de 2024 · Everything to know about Zion National Park. Utah’s spellbinding red-rock desert and high-altitude forests are just a few of the wonders to discover in heavenly Zion. By Joe Yogerst. June 24,...
The Development of Zion National Park. At the turn of the nineteenth century, a desire to protect areas of scenic grandeur from the ravages of commercial exploitation and a belief that scenic areas benefited the health and well-being of mankind led to a movement for a United States parks system.
Una lección de historia sobre el Parque Nacional Zion. Ubicado en el suroeste de Utah, a 43 millas al este de St. George, Parque Nacional Zion es el parque nacional más antiguo y visitado de Utah, y recibe anualmente un promedio de 4.5 millones de visitantes.
