Peoria Train Depot

Historical marker location:

7301 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, Arizona

( Marker can be reached from East Indian Bend Road east of North Scottsdale Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.