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Teddy Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a National Monument.

Teddy Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a National Monument.

Teddy Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a National Monument. On this day, January 11th 1908, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, declares the Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona a National Monument.  Roosevelt was a staunch conservationist and used hundreds of executive orders to protect the forest, wildlife lands and the environment as [...]