New Book Explores Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments

Nov. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- New to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Arizona's National Parks and Monuments by Donna and George Hartz. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and captions.

Arizona’s 20 national parks and monuments celebrate the natural wonders and rich heritage of Arizona, preserved through the efforts of countless citizens and the American Antiquities Act of 1906. Aggressively implemented by eight US presidents, this legislation permits the president to unilaterally proclaim sites as national monuments without congressional action. The Antiquities Act was applied in Arizona 23 times, more so than any other state in the union. Using more than 200 historical photographs, many of which have never been published, this book contains the stories of the creation of each of Arizona’s national parks and monuments, emphasizing the importance of the landscape and cultural heritage to Arizona’s identity.

Highlights of Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments include:

•Arizona has 3 national parks and 17 national monuments.
•Two of the first 4 national monuments were in Arizona – Montezuma Castle and Petrified Forest in December 1906.
•The Grand Canyon was not preserved until 1908 when it became a national monument. In 1919 it became the 13^th national park.
•The American Antiquities Act of 1906 allowed the President to unilaterally proclaim National Monuments, without the necessity of any Congressional action. The Act has been used in Arizona more often than in any other state – a total of twenty three times!

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