Roosevelt Arch - Yellowstone National Park
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N 45° 01.772 W 110° 42.527
12T E 522940 N 4986272
The arched entrance to the United States of America's first National Park named for President Theodore Roosevelt.
Waymark Code: WM2MW7
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2007
Views: 55
The first major entrance for Yellowstone was at the north boundary. Before 1903, trains would bring visitors to Cinnabar, Montana, which was a few miles northwest of Gardiner, Montana, and people would climb onto horse-drawn coaches there to enter the park. In 1903, the railway finally came to Gardiner, and people entered through an enormous stone archway. Robert Reamer, a famous architect in Yellowstone, designed the immense stone arch for coaches to travel through on their way into the park. At the time of the arch's construction, President Theodore Roosevelt was visiting the park. He consequently placed the cornerstone for the arch, which then took his name. The top of the Roosevelt Arch is inscribed with "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people," which is from the Organic Act of 1872, the enabling legislation for Yellowstone National Park.
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Municipal/Regional Entrance
Location: Yellowstone National Park
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