Consider the very first national monument, Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, proclaimed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, an almost nine-hundred-foot-tall granite monolith made famous in “Close ...

Roosevelt used his powers to add national forest lands to the Grand Canyon’s protected areas. In 1908, the canyon became a U.S. National Monument.

Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and ...

President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was ... He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. ...

There are 354 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919 ...

It was 1906 when U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated the first national monument — Devils Tower in Wyoming ...

Many people are surprised by Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. “First of all, they're surprised there's a national park,” said the park’s Deputy Superintendent Maureen McGee ...

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was ... He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. ...