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El Morro National Monument
For Kids
These young people are enjoying their visit to El Morro.
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Kids enjoy leaving their own "inscriptions" the only place at El Morro where it's o.k. to—on the rocks in front of the visitor center.
 
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All this could be yours just for completing El Morro's Junior Ranger program!
Want to be a Junior Ranger?

When you get to El Morro National Monument, make sure you ask a park ranger or volunteer for your own free copy of the Junior Ranger program. There are lots of fun activities for you to do while you're on your hike. When you're all finished, you'll get a Junior Ranger Certificate and your very own badge. We bet you'll also leave knowing a lot about El Morro National Monument!
 
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Back at the visitor center, kids will find lots of books and other neat stuff in the "kid's corner".
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Did You Know?
Early Spanish travelers called the questa El Morro, which is Spanish for the headland or the bluff. Subsequent American travelers referred to El Morro as Inscription Rock, but when it came to naming the National Monument in 1906, the earlier Spanish name persevered.

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Last Updated: January 06, 2008 at 17:19 EST