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16th National Monument
16th National Monument
160 Acres
160 Acres
Established by Presidential Proclamation: May 11, 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt
Abolished as a National Monument: August 24, 1937 by the 75th Congress
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Caverns
Montana State Parks:
The property was transferred to the state of Montana. It was renamed Morrison Cave and was declared Montana's first State Park on April 22, 1938.
The property was transferred to the state of Montana. It was renamed Morrison Cave and was declared Montana's first State Park on April 22, 1938.
One of the original discoverers of the cave, Tom Williams, and a local businessman, Dan Morrison, first, successfully, developed the site for tourism in 1902, but the caverns were on land owned, at the time, by the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Morrison was unable to purchase the land from the railroad, leading to President Theodore Roosevelt's 1908 proclamation declaring the 160 acre site a National Monument.
One of the original discoverers of the cave, Tom Williams, and a local businessman, Dan Morrison, first, successfully, developed the site for tourism in 1902, but the caverns were on land owned, at the time, by the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Morrison was unable to purchase the land from the railroad, leading to President Theodore Roosevelt's 1908 proclamation declaring the 160 acre site a National Monument.
From 1935 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps worked to further develop the site, and the State of Montana looked to the well-developed caverns as an opportunity to launch its State Parks System. The state obtained several hundred acres around the monument and designated this land as Morrison Cave State Park in 1936.
From 1935 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps worked to further develop the site, and the State of Montana looked to the well-developed caverns as an opportunity to launch its State Parks System. The state obtained several hundred acres around the monument and designated this land as Morrison Cave State Park in 1936.
To complete Montana's first state park, Congress deeded the National Monument and 1,500 additional acres to the State of Montana on August 24, 1937.
To complete Montana's first state park, Congress deeded the National Monument and 1,500 additional acres to the State of Montana on August 24, 1937.
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Pruning the Parks: Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument (1908-1937)
Pruning the Parks: Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument (1908-1937)
National Parks Traveler
Proclaimed in 1908, Montana's Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument never could get the monetary support needed to develop it is a viable unit of the National Park System. Congress abolished it in 1937.
Glimpses of Our National Monuments: Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument (1930)
Glimpses of Our National Monuments: Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument (1930)
National Park Service
The Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument was established May 11, 1908, to preserve the limestone cave discovered in 1895 by D. A. Morrison, of Whitehall, Mont. It was so named because it overlooks, for a distance of over 50 miles, the trail of Lewis and Clark along the Jefferson River. At the time the monument was established the land reserved was unsurveyed and its location within the section, township, and range therefore not conclusively determined. After the survey of the land another presidential proclamation, dated May 16, 1911, was issued definitely delimiting the reservation. The total area of the monument is 160 acres.
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/glimpses2/glimpses17.htm
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