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Why did Roosevelt preserve Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument?
"...On May 30, 1910, President William Howard Taft created Rainbow Bridge National Monument to preserve this 'extraordinary natural bridge, having an arch which is in form and appearance much like a...
No. It is completely within the sovereign territory of the Navajo Nation, and thus outside the jurisdiction of the federal government. As such, it can not become part of the National Park System. It...