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America's
Most Incredible National Parks: Grand Canyon
The sheer size of
Arizona’s Grand Canyon can overwhelm the senses: It’s 277 river miles
long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep. Upon visiting the area in
1903, President Theodore Roosevelt, an avid outdoorsman, advocated for
its protection, saying, “The ages have been at work on it, and man can
only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, your
children's children, and for all who come after you, as one of the
great sights which every American should see.” Grand Canyon National
Park was established on Feb. 26, 1919.