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1910
President William Howard Taft establishes Utah's Rainbow
Bridge National Monument to preserve "this extraordinary natural
bridge, having an arch which is in form and appearance much like a
rainbow...." The world's largest natural bridge is 290 feet in height
from its base to its top, and spans 275 feet in length.
1922
The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated
in Washington, DC, by President Warren G. Harding. Construction of the
memorial to Abraham Lincoln had started in 1914, with American sculptor
Daniel Chester French designing the statue to honor the 16th President.
Modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, the structure includes 36 Doric
columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln’s death.
1934
Congress passes a park bill authorizing the establishment of Everglades
National Park. Dubbed by opponents the "alligator and snake swamp
bill," the legislation would stall during the Great Depression and
World War II. Finally, on December 6, 1947, President Harry S Truman would
dedicate the park.
1977
The Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
is established in Cornish, New Hampshire. The site features the home,
gardens, and studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), one of
America's greatest sculptors.
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