A History of Southern Utah and Its National Parks (Revised)Woodbury, Angus M. (Angus Munn)
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A History of Southern Utah and Its National Parks (Revised)
Woodbury, Angus M. (Angus Munn)
National parks and reserves -- Utah -- History; Utah -- History
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“_Zion—Bryce Nature Notes_”, 207
Zion Canyon (see Mukuntuweap)
abandoned, 159
agricultural development of, 155
cable, 161-164
dedicated, 202
early history of, 185-209
first passable road to, 199
first settler in, 155, 156
first white man to enter, 147, 158
first white man to explore, 152
geological formation of, 155
grazing stopped in, 200
highway constructed in, 205-209
horse and buggy trip through, 188
Indian name for, 114, 115, 161
Indian superstitions re: 112-113
last families to live in, 161
lodge and cabins built in, 155, 156, 206, 207
mail service, 161, 162
modern development of, 194-209
—Mt. Carmel Highway, 209
museum, 207
named, 158
name changed, 201, 202
National Monument, 187
Naturalist Service, 207
paintings exhibited at World’s Fair, 186, 187
promontory, 133
publicized, 194
roads in, 158, 162, 188, 189, 196, 199, 200, 205, 207
scenic points named, 199
settlements of, 150-161
superintendents and rangers appointed, 207
surveyed, 164, 187
trails built in, 206
travel increases, 203
visited by Brigham Young, 157, 158
visited by Governor Spry, 195, 196
visited by railroad officials, 197
[Illustration: (uncaptioned)]
[Illustration: Enjoying Emerald Pool under the cliffs in Zion
Canyon. _Courtesy Union Pacific Railroad._]
Transcriber’s Notes
—Silently corrected a few typos.
—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook
is public-domain in the country of publication.
—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by
_underscores_.
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