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President Roosevelt is interested in the situation with the plane, and although he will wait until he sees the plans to decide, he feels it would be inadvisable to use the monument.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-15
Acting Associate Regional Director Miller encloses forms regarding the proposed research project to determine the historical authenticity of the Verendrye National Monument.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-01-20
Information on Verendrye National Monument.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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President Roosevelt thanks William Kent for the generous gift of land for the protection of redwood trees and the creation of the Muir National Monument. Roosevelt asks if a portion of the land could be designated the Kent memorial to recognize him for the gift.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-22
Orosco C. Woolson is disappointed that Theodore Roosevelt will not prevent the raising of the USS Maine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-01
E. E. Seevers, president of the Port Angeles Commercial Club, invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit the townsite, home to the Roosevelt elk and the Olympic National monument he authorized.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-03
Charles J. Kelly pushes back on Assistant Secretary of the Interior Sweeney’s concerns associated with reducing the size of the Mount Olympus National Monument. Area removed from the monument will nevertheless still be part of Olympic National Forest. Kelly offers to answer any questions Sweeney may still have regarding their argument for the abolition of the national monument and return of all land to the national forest.
1915-04-24
Listing in chronological order of the eighteen national monuments established by President Theodore Roosevelt under the authority granted him by the Antiquities Act of 1906. The list is followed by two paragraphs of text that define the president’s power under the act and by a quote from Roosevelt about the Grand Canyon.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1999
Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act of 1906 and used it to establish the first eighteen national monuments–a number that no subsequent president has matched.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1988
Secretary of the Interior Garfield forwards several drafts of proclamations prepared by Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson to President Roosevelt recommending the creation of Lassen Peak National Monument and Cinder Cone National Monument within Lassen Peak National Forest.
1907-05-04
Commissioner Ballinger of the General Land Office concurs with the proposed action of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson regarding the desirability of creating Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone National Monuments.
1907-04-09
Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, President Roosevelt declares the area known as “Cinder Cone” and the surrounding lava field a National Monument, commenting that it is a site of scientific interest as an illustration of volcanic activity. The precise area within Lassen Peak National Forest which Roosevelt so designates is defined by a map.
1907-05-06
Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, President Roosevelt declares Lassen Peak a National Monument, commenting that it is a site of special importance in tracing the history of volcanic activity of the Cascade Range. The precise area within Lassen Peak National Forest which Roosevelt so designates is defined by a map.
1907-05-06
John A. Gable provides a comprehensive accounting of the conservation record of President Theodore Roosevelt, and in ten quotations dating from 1905 to 1912, Roosevelt explains his philosophy of conservation. Roosevelt stresses that natural resources must be carefully managed for future generations and that conservation is the most important issue facing the country. Gable lists the 21 reclamation projects, 150 national forests, 51 bird refuges, and 4 national game preserves established by Roosevelt during his presidency. Gable also lists the 5 national parks and 18 national monuments created during Roosevelt’s tenure. He also notes the 7 different commissions and conferences called by Roosevelt during his presidency to study issues related to conservation and natural resources.
Photographs of Roosevelt at the dedication of the Roosevelt Dam in Arizona, at a federal bird refuge in Louisiana, and on horseback supplement the text.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is included in the article.
Two paragraph excerpt from Paul Russell Cutright’s Theodore Roosevelt: The Naturalist that describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to establish the Pelican Island bird refuge in Florida along with a number of other bird reservations from 1903 to 1909. The Cutright excerpt is followed by two paragraphs that describe Roosevelt’s creation of national parks and monuments and closes with a quotation on conservation from his A Book-Lover’s Holiday in the Open.
A picture of Roosevelt examining a bird egg along with two unidentified men at a federal bird reservation in 1915 accompanies the article.
The Wheeler Geologic Area contains a variety of rock formations formed from volcanic tuff. The area was designated a National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, and remained so until 1950 when it was abolished and returned to the Rio Grande National Forest. It was expanded and protected in the 1960s, and in 1993 it was designated as a wilderness area. Reaching the area is difficult, but can be done via a long, 4-wheel drive road.
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Greg Baneck describes the history and geology of the Wheeler National Geologic Area, as well as how to access the site.
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Thomas Curry describes how Wheeler Geologic Area formed through volcanic eruptions and erosion, which produced the striking formations seen today. The area was declared a national monument by Theodore Roosevelt, but later was made part of the Rio Grande National Forest and returned to the Forest Service. Curry encourages his readers to visit the site, but admits that the route to get there is rather difficult, as he describes.
1997
The Creede-Mineral County Chamber of Commerce describes the Wheeler Geological Area as being “now at its prime in developing a truly singular panorama,” and describes how people can visit. The area consists of volcanic tuft that has been eroded in a variety of striking ways, and was originally designated as a National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt, although it was later transferred to the National Forest System and returned to the Forest Service.
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A brief description of how the Wheeler Geologic Area was formed, how to get there, and how it came to be protected by the United States government.
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