Zion National Park (Images of America) Media CD Pages: 348

Pages: 348

which has caused the land surface to subside

Location: Weber County and Box Elder County

Dry Fork Canyon branched off Bingham Canyon

both informative and beautiful to peruse

Zion National Park (Images of America) Media CD Pages: 348By Tiffan Taylor On July 31, 1909, Pres. William Howard Taft authorized the creation of Mukuntuweap National Monument in southern Utah. Encompassing miles of rugged mountain peaks towering above the Virgin River, the national monument was renamed Zion and designated as a national park in 1919. The area, originally inhabited by Native Americans, was settled by Mormon pioneers in the early 1860s. As the beauty of the region gained national fame, roads