Historical Marker
Henry Lee Giclas
Historical marker location:
1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
( Marker can be reached from West Mars Hill Road, 0.6 miles west of West Santa Fe Avenue.)
December 10, 1910 - April 2, 2007.
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.