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Shaping the System
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The National Parks: SHAPING THE SYSTEM |
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National Park System Additions 1917-33
1917 | |
| Feb. 26 | Mount McKinley NP, Alaska (incorporated in Denali NP and NPres 1980) |
| June 29 | Verendrye NM, North Dakota (abolished 1956) |
1918 | |
| March 18 | Zion NM, Utah (incorporated Mukuntuweap NM; redesignated a NP 1919) |
| Aug. 3 | Casa Grande NM, Arizona (Casa Grande Ruin Reservation redesignated and transferred from General Land Office; redesignated Casa Grande Ruins NM 1926) |
| Sept. 24 | Katmai NM, Alaska (incorporated in Katmai NP and NPres 1980) |
1919 | |
| Feb. 26 | Grand Canyon NP, Arizona (incorporated 1908 Grand Canyon NM from Agriculture Dept.) |
| Dec. 12 | Scotts Bluff NM, Nebraska |
| Dec. 12 | Yucca House NM. Colorado |
1922 | |
| Oct. 21 | Fossil Cycad NM, South Dakota (abolished 1956) |
1923 | |
| Jan. 24 | Aztec Ruin NM, New Mexico (redesignated Aztec Ruins NM 1928) |
| March 2 | Hovenweep NM, Colorado and Utah |
| May 31 | Pipe Spring NM, Arizona |
| Oct. 25 | Carlsbad Cave NM, New Mexico (redesignated Carlsbad Caverns NP 1930) |
1924 | |
| May 2 | Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho |
| June 7 | Utah NP, Utah (1923 Bryce Canyon NM redesignated and transferred from Agriculture Dept.; redesignated Bryce Canyon NP 1928) |
| Dec. 9 | Wupatki NM, Arizona |
1925 | |
| Feb. 26 | Glacier Bay NM, Alaska (incorporated in Glacier Bay NP and NPres 1980) |
| Nov. 21 | Lava Beds NM, California |
1926 | |
| May 22 | Great Smoky Mountains NP, North Carolina and Tennessee |
| May 22 | Shenandoah NP, Virginia |
| May 25 | Mammoth Cave NP, Kentucky |
1929 | |
| Feb. 26 | Grand Teton NP, Wyoming |
| March 4 | Badlands NM, South Dakota (redesignated a NP 1978) |
| April 12 | Arches NM, Utah (redesignated a NP 1971) |
1930 | |
| Jan. 23 | George Washington Birthplace NM, Virginia |
| July 3 | Colonial NM, Virginia (redesignated a NHP 1936) |
1931 | |
| Feb. 14 | Canyon de Chelly NM, Arizona |
| March 3 | Isle Royale NP, Michigan |
1932 | |
| Feb. 25 | Bandelier NM, New Mexico (date transferred from Agriculture Dept., where proclaimed 1916) |
| March 17 | Great Sand Dunes NM, Colorado (redesignated a NP 2000) |
| Dec. 22 | Grand Canyon NM, Arizona (incorporated in Grand Canyon NP 1975) |
1933 | |
| Jan. 18 | White Sands NM, New Mexico |
| Feb. 11 | Death Valley NM, California and Nevada (incorporated in Death Valley NP 1994) |
| March 2 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison NM, Colorado (redesignated a NP 1999) |
| March 2 | Morristown NHP, New Jersey |
| Aug. 10 | Reorganization |
Abbreviations Used in the Table
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NB National Battlefield NBP National Battlefield Park NBS National Battlefield Site NHP National Historical Park NHS National Historic Site NL National Lakeshore |
NM National Monument NMem National Memorial NMP National Military Park NP National Park NPres National Preserve NR National River |
NRA National Recreation Area NS National Seashore NSR National Scenic River [changed from Riverway] NST National Scenic Trail WSR Wild and Scenic River |
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