The Arches area was first brought to the attention of the National Park Service by Frank A. Wadleigh, passenger traffic manager of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Wadleigh, accompanied by railroad photographer George L. Beam, visited the area in September 1923 at the invitation of Alexander Ringhoffer, a Hungarian-born prospector living in Salt Valley. Ringhoffer had written to the railroad in an effort to interest them in the tourist potential of a scenic area he had discovered the previous year with his two sons and a son-in-law, which he called the "Devil's Garden" (known today as the "Klondike Bluffs"). Wadleigh was impressed by what Ringhoffer showed him, and suggested to Park Service director Stephen T. Mather that the area be made a national monument.
The arches in Arches National Park are made form sandstone.
Arches National Park is in Utah.
Arches National Park got its name because of what is in it - Arches.
Arches National Park is119.8 mi².
You can find information about Arches National Park by visiting the National Park Service website.
Congress declared Arches to become a national park in 1971.
Arches National Park got its name because of what is in it - a ton of arches.
Arches National Park was officially named when President Herbert Hoover signed legislation on April 12, 1929, creating Arches National Monument. The US Congress officially changed the status of Arches National Monument to Arches National Park on November 12, 1971. The origin of the name "Arches" comes from the more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches preserved in the park.
The Arches National Park.
Arches national Park was established on April 12, 1929.
some of them
There are more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches in Arches National Park.