First National Park Sevice area in Utah - First of its kind on Waymarking.com

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Tucked off by itself in southeastern Utah, Natural Bridges National Monument can claim the distinction of being named the first National Parks unit in the state, beating out Zion by several months. Natural Bridges never attained the status of a National Park as so many other of the early National Monuments eventually did, but in its own right it is world class, since it has the greatest concentration of natural bridges found anywhere in the world.

This marker proclaiming its status as a first is also the first roadside marker you come upon after entering the Park.

In part it reads: Utah's First National Monument...
On April, 16, 1908 President Theodore Roosevelt signed the proclamation creating Natural Bridges National Monument - Utah's first National Park Service area.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location Date of FIRST: 4/16/1908 More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]

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