Marble Canyon Lodge

Historical marker location:

Marble Canyon, Arizona

( Marker can be reached from U.S. 89A at milepost 538.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.