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President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the dinosaur beds as Dinosaur National Monument in 1915. The monument boundaries were expanded in 1938 from the original 80 acres (0.13 sq mi; 0.32 km 2 ) surrounding the dinosaur quarry in Utah, to 210,844 acres (329 sq mi; 853 km 2 ) in Utah and Colorado, encompassing the river canyons of the Green and Yampa .
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are eight properties and districts listed on the National Register in the park, one of which is a National Historic Landmark.
This iconic landmark of Dinosaur National Monument is situated at the confluence of the Green River and Yampa River. Precipitation runoff from this feature drains into the Green River. This geographical formation was originally named "Echo Rock" in John Wesley Powell 's 1875 report, The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons .
Carnegie Quarry, also known as Dinosaur Quarry or Douglass Quarry, [1] is a fossil site in Utah that dates to the Jurassic Period. It is located in the Morrison Formation . It is part of Dinosaur National Monument , which was founded to protect the site.
Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 220 kilometres (137 mi) east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Brooks.. The park is situated in the Red Deer River valley, which is noted for its striking badland topography, and abundance of dinosaur fossils.
Comparatively wealthy and educated for homesteaders, they established a ranch in the Brown's Park region near the Colorado-Wyoming border. Josie married Jim McKnight at the age of 19 in 1893. In 1914 Josie and husband M.B. (Ben) Morris, without much money, established a homestead claim at Cub Creek near Split Mountain, 40 miles from the family ...
National Register of Historic Places in Dinosaur National Monument (9 P) Pages in category "Dinosaur National Monument" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre, Saskatchewan; Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta; Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park, British Columbia; Yoho National Park (Burgess Shale) UNESCO site, British Columbia