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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C92_spanish-dicovery_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
Near here in late summer of 1540, soldiers from the Spanish expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado became the first Europeans to see Grand Canyon.
After journeying for six months, Coronado's army arrived at the Hopi mesas, east of Grand Ca…
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Catastrophe can happen even in spectacular beauty. When technological achievements and human actions fail, disasters may happen.
On June 30, 1956, a United Airlines DC-7 and a TWA Super Constellation maneuvered around towering cumulus clouds on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM222C_rest-house_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
Your visit and rest here is part of a long tradition started in 1914 with the opening of Hermits Rest. After an 8-mile (13 km) buggy ride, you would be greeted by the resident caretaker and offered a refreshing drink to clear the dust from your th…
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This monument honors Major John Wesley Powell, the leader of the first documented expedition through Grand Canyon. Imagine entering the depths of Grand Canyon down a roaring, not-yet-charted river, not knowing whether you will emerge. Because Powe…
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Something unexpected once stood on the rim in front of you. A steel headframe towered over a mineshaft that dropped 1,500 feet (460 m) to one of the richest uranium mines in the United States. From 1956 to 1969, miners extracted ton after ton of u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y1V_grand-canyon-depot-historical_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
In 1901, the screech of train brakes and the blast of a train whistle signaled the arrival of a new era in Grand Canyon Village. The railroad provided the most comfortable means of transportation to the canyon for more than a quarter century. This…
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A rich architectural history awaits as you explore Grand Canyon Village. Eclectic in nature, the village is a mix of early pioneer, Santa Fe Railroad, and National Park Service structures. Entrepreneurial-pioneers started building here in the earl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JR7_1956-grand-canyon-twa-united-airlines-aviation-accident-site_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
1956 Grand Canyon
TWA-United Airlines
Aviation Accident Site
has been designated a
National Historic
Landmark
This tragic accident site represents a watershed moment in the modernization of America's airways leading to the establishment of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HX4_ccc-legacy_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
The nearby plaque commemorates an amazing feat achieved by members of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in the 1930s - construction of a telephone line spanning the entire width of Grand Canyon. One of the poles still stands behind this wall. B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRTT_yavapai-observation-station_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
This observation station was developed so that visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park may gain appreciation of scientific values, the earth's beauty and magnitude, and the significance of time as exemplified in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado…