<P> `` Grand Canyon '' was officially designated a national park on February 26 , 1919 , though the landmark had been well known to Americans for over thirty years prior . In 1903 , President Theodore Roosevelt visited the site and said : `` The Grand Canyon fills me with awe . It is beyond comparison -- beyond description ; absolutely unparalleled through - out the wide world ... Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is . Do nothing to mar its grandeur , sublimity and loveliness . You can not improve on it . But what you can do is to keep it for your children , your children 's children , and all who come after you , as the one great sight which every American should see . '' </P>
<P> `` Grand Canyon '' was officially designated a national park on February 26 , 1919 , though the landmark had been well known to Americans for over thirty years prior . In 1903 , President Theodore Roosevelt visited the site and said : `` The Grand Canyon fills me with awe . It is beyond comparison -- beyond description ; absolutely unparalleled through - out the wide world ... Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is . Do nothing to mar its grandeur , sublimity and loveliness . You can not improve on it . But what you can do is to keep it for your children , your children 's children , and all who come after you , as the one great sight which every American should see . '' </P>
when was the grand canyon national park founded
when was the grand canyon national park founded
February 26 , 1919
February 26 , 1919