Roosevelt Signs the Antiquities Act
History This Week: June 8, 1906 – Theodore Roosevelt signs the bill that gives him the authority he’s long wanted: to make his own parks.
Well, sort of.
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Theodore Roosevelt’s First National Park
May 22, 1902: Theodore Roosevelt creates Crater Lake National Park, his first. But it’s a beautiful start, and he’ll soon double the number of National Parks.
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