National monuments

Creation Date

1923-05-07

Pinnacles National Monument within Pinnacles National Forest

Map showing the location and boundaries of Pinnacles National Monument within Pinnacles National Forest. The map uses the Mt. Diablo Meridian and Baseline for the determination of the plat.

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Creation Date

1907

Pinnacles National Monument California by the President of the United States of America: a proclamation

President Roosevelt proclaims the natural formations known as the Pinnacles Rocks within the Pinnacles National Forest as the Pinnacles National Monument.

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Creation Date

1908-01-16

Pinnacles National Monument proclamations

A series of presidential proclamations first establish, and then expand the boundaries of, Pinnacles National Park. The establishment of the park was done by an act of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, with subsequent expansions coming from President Warren Harding in 1923, President Calvin Coolidge in 1924, President Herbert Hoover in 1931, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in both 1933 and 1941.

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Creation Date

1947

Appendix A: legislative history

This appendix provides a list of the various proclamations and acts regarding Pinnacles National Monument. Beneath each title, the document describes what effect it had on the Monument. The total acreage of the Monument, 16,257.57, appears at the bottom of the page.

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Creation Date

1985

Letter from Schuyler Colfax Hain to Roy Headley

Responding to an earlier letter, Schuyler Colfax Hain explains to Roy Headley that he understands that the Pinnacles National Monument would still be administered by the Department of the Interior, yet he still believes that it should also be maintained as a National Forest. Hain would be glad to host Frederick Erskine Olmsted or Headley to let them see the area for themselves.

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Creation Date

1910-08-04

Pinnacles National Monument, California (third proclamation)

A proclamation by President Coolidge expanding the area of Pinnacles National Monument. Maps highlighting the expanded area are included.

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Creation Date

1924-07-02

News release on Natural Bridges National Monument’s 75th anniversary

Theodore Roosevelt established Natural Bridges National Monument in San Juan County, Utah, on April 16, 1908. Desert streams created three large strong bridges. In 1976, Utah Highway 95 was completed making the monument accessible. In April 1983, a ceremony was held to celebrate the monument’s 75th anniversary.

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Creation Date

1983-04-19

75th anniversary – Natural Bridges National Monument

Deputy Regional Director James B. Thompson commemorates the seventy-five year history of Natural Bridges National Monument. In 1908, Natural Bridges became the first national park area in Utah. Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, “at that time the youngest man ever to occupy the presidency.” At that time, possibly only about a hundred people had seen Natural Bridges. In 1982, 8.5 million out-of-state visitors came to Utah. Thompson hopes sites like Natural Bridges will always be a source of “wonder and inspiration” for visitors.

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Creation Date

1983-04-16

Proclamation establishing Natural Bridges National Monument

Theodore Roosevelt creates Natural Bridges National Monument. Public interest “would be promoted by reserving these extraordinary examples of stream erosion.” Roosevelt uses the Antiquities Act to create the national monument.

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Creation Date

1908-04-16

Second proclamation of Natural Bridges National Monument

President William H. Taft issues a second proclamation on Natural Bridges National Monument. This proclamation takes into consideration prehistoric ruins and cave springs. A map shows the exact location of the monument.

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Creation Date

1909-09-25

Letter from James F. Hartzell

James F. Hartzell, superintendent of Devils Tower National Monument, reports on the planning and execution of the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Program held at the monument. The program went smoothly but attendance was low and a single day event could have sufficed.

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Creation Date

1958-08-18

Letter from Howard W. Baker to James F. Hartzell

Howard W. Baker was pleased to attend the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Program at Devils Tower National Monument. He agrees that the program could have been completed in one day. The Devils Tower staff performed well.

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Creation Date

1958-08-14

Theodore Roosevelt centennial program

Program for the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Program held at Devils Tower National Monument on August 10, 1958.

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Creation Date

1958-08-10

Theodore Roosevelt centennial program ticket

Ticket to the Theodore Roosevelt centennial program at Devils Tower National Monument.

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Creation Date

1958-08-09

Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway

Gutzon Borglum has received no further word from President Roosevelt, but the rumor is that he will not be visiting Mount Rushmore. Borglum advises Representative Greenway not to make the trip.

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Creation Date

1936-08-18

Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway

Gutzon Borglum will be publishing another Rushmore magazine for 1936. He would like Representative Greenway to contribute 50 to 200 words in the next 30 days. Borglum praises Greenway, stating that she can understand what it means to visualize Mount Rushmore and put it into words.

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Creation Date

1936-02-19

Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Franklin D. Roosevelt

Gutzon Borglum reviews the historic items to be inscribed on the west wall of Mount Rushmore. He describes the Mount Rushmore National Committee and its composition. Borglum argues that at least three women should be on the committee.

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Creation Date

1934-03-15

Letter from Charles Dunsmore Millard to Isabella Greenway

Representative Millard requests information on how the committee selected the winner in the Mount Rushmore inscription competition.

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Creation Date

1936-03-11

Letter from Russell Pope to Isabella Greenway

Russell Pope hopes Representative Greenway will accept a collection of verse, sent under separate cover, which includes a piece on Mount Rushmore. The piece had been selected from over 200,000 submissions in the New York area for consideration by the committee overseeing selection of an inscription for Mount Rushmore. However, the committee was not allowed to see it and Pope would like to rectify this injustice.

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