![]() ![]() 1891 - The Tropic Ditch, an irrigation ditch that diverts water from the plateau through the Mossy Cave area, starts flowing to the newly founded town of Tropic.Paiute populations decline up to 90% in some areas. 1880s - Livestock grazing consumes many plants that are a staple of the Southern Paiute diet and denies them access to cultivating grounds near water sources, leaving them with mostly unfarmable areas.1875 - Ebenezer and Mary Bryce and their 10 children join 10 other Latter-day Saint families, settling in the valley east of Bryce Canyon.The Wheeler Report includes the first written description of the area: ".a perfect wilderness of red pinnacles," wrote Grove Karl Gilbert. Wheeler maps the geologic resources of the Colorado plateau. 1872 - A survey team headed by Lieutenant George C.Conditions of the 1924 congressional bill were met later that year, and Bryce Canyon National Park was officially established on September 15, 1928. On Febru"Utah National Park" was changed to "Bryce Canyon National Park". Forest Service to preserve the “unusual scenic beauty, scientific interest, and importance.” On June 7, 1924, Congress would establish Utah National Park with the stipulation that all state and private land within its boundaries must first belong to the United States. A Brief Historyīryce Canyon National Monument was originally established by President Harding on Jand administered by the U.S. Our goal is to be reflective and inclusive, and we invite you to check this webpage throughout the year as we add more stories, events, and ways to connect with your park. Throughout this centennial year we will provide opportunities to reflect on this park's rich past, vibrant present, and the next century of wonder to come. What do you see in this landscape? What words could ever do it justice? ![]() Some have described it as “a cave without a ceiling”, others “a forest of stone" or " red painted faces". Rangers like to call a person’s first view their "Bryce Moment": when the forested plateau rim suddenly gives way to a vast, sublime and chromatic expanse. Humphrey Photo courtesy of his daughter Alice Jensen Nature's Fairyland: A Century of WonderĪ lot has happened here in the last 100 years: the rim of the Bryce Amphitheater has retreated an average of 22 inches, 18,000 freeze and thaw cycles have shaped and toppled countless hoodoos, the sun has risen 36,889 times over Thor's Hammer (not to mention innumerable stars every night), a beloved national park was created, and perhaps you got to see it for the very first time. ![]()
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