Historical Marker
Kwi'-uv
Historical marker location:
406 North Pipe Spring Road, Fredonia, Arizona
( Marker can be reached from North Pipe Spring Road, 0.3 miles north of Arizona Route 389, on the left when traveling north.)
Quercus turbinella.
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.