Historical Marker
Alameda Street
Historical marker location:
Tucson, Arizona
( Marker is at the intersection of East Alameda Street and North Scott Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Alameda Street.)
Marker installed: 2013
Calle de las Milpas. Cemetery Street.
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.