Historical Marker
Springerville Schoolhouse
Historical marker location:
Springerville, Arizona
( Marker is on East Main Street, 0.2 miles east of South Mountain Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
1884-1983.
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.