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Mary Jane Colter: architect: called "the best-known unknown architect in the national parks," Mary Jane Colter left her mark on a profession and on our parks.
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National Parks
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March 22, 2008
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- Rennicke, Jeff
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Summer, 1932. Only a hint of first light glows in a sky spread over the Grand Canyon like a starsprinkled blanket. A sliver of birdsong whispers from the juniper branches. On the east end of the South Rim, construction is under way on the Watchtower. Near its base, there is a quick movement, a wispy figure walking, stopping, and walking again, nearly invisible but for the on-again off-again glow of a cigarette, like the flash of some nervous firefly. The figure flits to one spot, watching the way the morning shadows etch the tower walls, to another to check the silhouette against the early sky, and another to gauge the shade of the stone in the palette of morning light. It is ...
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In the land of the Hopi.(the Grand Canyon)(Travel)
House Beautiful;
May 1, 1996 ;
Book, Jeff;
787 words
...When I went to the Grand Canyon for the first time ten...buildings in and around Grand Canyon Village on the south...villages that inspired her. Grand Canyon Village, created by the Santa Fe Railway and the Fred Harvey Company, was a tourist...to the south rim. The ...
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In winter, the Grand Canyon is even grander
Chicago Sun-Times;
February 9, 1986 ;
Michael Carlton;
708 words
...GRAND CANYON, Ariz. "The region...Ives while mapping the Grand Canyon in 1858. "Ours has...remote location, the Grand Canyon is visited - and disturbed...transporation for the Fred Harvey Company, the Grand Canyon's major concessionaire...lived on the rim of ...
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Grand Canyon Skywalk Bringing a New Dimension to Grand Canyon Tourism...
PR Newswire;
April 17, 2007 ;
787 words
......Skywalk's public opening on March 28, Grand Canyon West is adding to the appeal of one...newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070330/LAF019 ) Grand Canyon West's location conveniently links Arizona...brought by travelers on their way to visit Grand Canyon West. Grand Canyon West ...
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Grand Canyon chapel welcomes all faiths
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);
November 3, 2007 ;
Lynn Arave Deseret Morning News;
763 words
...GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK -- Religion may be one...faiths are readily available in the Grand Canyon Village year-round -- if you know where...Saints, El Cristo Rey Catholic Church, Grand Canyon Community Church, Grand Canyon Baptist...
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GRAND CANYON
Young Students Learning Library;
346 words
...00-00-0000 One way to see the Grand Canyon is between the ears of a mule (donkey...canyon, then up the opposite side. The Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona is one of nature...cutting edge'' that has carved the Grand Canyon. Scientists believe that several million...
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Rock star: it's a great year for the Grand Canyon.(SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES)
Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);
May 1, 2008 ;
612 words
......Americans celebrate 100 years of the Grand Canyon as a national monument. Get ready...It's a special year for the Grand Canyon. It was named a national monument...carved by fast-moving rivers. The Grand Canyon is in Arizona. It was carved...
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Future perfect: our family visit to Grand Canyon (as it will have...
Parks & Recreation;
September 1, 1995 ;
Manning, Robert E.;
787 words
...Our family vacation to Grand Canyon started long before we arrived...the new public transit system at Grand Canyon National Park. At the same time...showed a striking picture of the Grand Canyon. I admired it and mentioned the...
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Arizona's Grand Canyon has an apt name.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
September 8, 2004 ;
384 words
......Vernon Hills wanted to know: How did the Grand Canyon become so grand? If you have a question...more information To learn more about Grand Canyon, the Wauconda Public Library suggests...Top 10 National Parks by Jenny Tesar - Grand Canyon by Cari Meister - In Search of the ...
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Connections to the Grand Canyon
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times);
February 15, 2006 ;
Ziemann, Sheri L.;
787 words
......President Theodore Roosevelt said: "In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which...Indian wars in 1882. What would the Grand Canyon be like today, had Roosevelt made such...important is that when we think of the Grand Canyon, we think of Grand Canyon National ...
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The Grand Canyon.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);
August 10, 2006 ;
611 words
......By SALLY WILLIAMS Western Mail The Grand Canyon is the closest most of us will get to...range that lies at the bottom of the Grand Canyon were formed about 1.7 billion years...The first recorded sighting of the Grand Canyon by a European was in 1540, Garcia Lopez...
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Panel Tackles Ailing Grand Canyon's Woes
AP Online;
June 8, 2004 ;
SETH HETTENA, Associated Press Writer;
787 words
......Online 06-08-2004 Dateline: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. It's hard...sense anything is wrong in the Grand Canyon while floating through it. On...slipping into the river. The Grand Canyon is in deep trouble, and the...
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The Grand Canyon is ailing, but panel can't agree on a prescription
AP Worldstream;
June 9, 2004 ;
SETH HETTENA, Associated Press Writer;
787 words
......AP Worldstream 06-09-2004 Dateline: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona It's hard to get the sense anything is wrong in the Grand Canyon while floating through it. On a recent...sites are slipping into the river. The Grand Canyon is in deep trouble, and the government-appoint...
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Grand Canyon'a age raised: ; Western wall of gorge is 17 million years...
Charleston Gazette;
March 7, 2008 ;
Lauran Neergaard;
611 words
...WASHINGTON - Gazing into the majestic Grand Canyon, awe-struck visitors inevitably ask...the canyon's red limestone cliffs. The Grand Canyon often is referred to as about 6 million...Remember, geologists caution, that the Grand Canyon was carved from drainage systems that...
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HAVASUPAI DANCERS TO PERFORM AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
October 4, 2007 ;
787 words
...The National Park Service's Grand Canyon National Park issued the following...release: The Guardians of the Grand Canyon, a 12-person Havasupai dance group...Hopi House on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park at 1:00 p.m. and...
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GRAND CANYON FLIGHTS CURBED : CAR CULTURE TARGETED BY U.S. PARK...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);
January 1, 1997 ;
787 words
......eliminating intrusions of man into the Grand Canyon, restricting aircraft overflights in...helicopters that carry tourists over the Grand Canyon. But the rules are just part of a long-contemplat...eventually all but eliminate cars from the Grand Canyon, and, one day, from other ...
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