| Arches National Park | |
History:
In 1929, President Herbert Hoover signed the legislation creating Arches National Monument, to protect the arches, spires, balanced rocks, and other sandstone formations. In 1971 Congress elevated the status of Arches to a National Park, recognizing over 10,000 years of cultural history that flourished in this now famous landscape of sandstone arches and canyons.
Human History of Arches
From hunter-gatherers to the present day.Land Use history of the Colorado Plateau
Information provided by Northern Arizona University.