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Article: Proclamation 7374--Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.(Transcript)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- November 20, 2000
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November 9, 2000
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Amid the sandstone slickrock, brilliant cliffs, and rolling sandy plateaus of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument lie outstanding objects of scientific and historic interest. Despite its arid climate and rugged isolation, the monument contains a wide variety of biological objects and has a long and rich human history. Full of natural splendor and a sense of solitude, this area remains remote and unspoiled, qualities that are essential to the protection of the scientific and historic objects it contains.
The monument is a geological treasure. Its ...