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Grand Canyon National Park's 94th Birthday

Steven Mather, first Director of the NPS (far left), with Grand Canyon's first and second designated Superintendents, Dewitt Raeburn and Walter Crosby (far right.) NPS Photo c1921

Steven Mather, first Director of the NPS (far left), with Grand Canyon's first and second designated Superintendents, Dewitt Raeburn and Walter Crosby (far right.)
NPS Photo c1921

On Tuesday, February 26, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate the anniversary of its designation as a national park 94 years to the day after An Act to Establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona was signed into law.

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History to Come Alive at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon historic people

Grand Canyon, Ariz. --- Travel back in time and meet eight of Grand Canyon National Park's most influential people during "Echoes from the Canyon", the park's first living history event on Friday, August 3, 2012.

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