Eagar Elementary School

Historical marker location:

187 Main Street, Eagar, Arizona

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2002

The Grand Canyon was not always a national park: The Grand Canyon was first designated a national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, and it was not until 1919 that it became a national park. Today, the Grand Canyon is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.