Get ready! Colorado’s own Rocky Mountain National Park is about to kick off a big year in celebration of its birth 100 years ago.
Things you ought to know:
Created January 26, 1915 by President Woodrow Wilson
Officially dedicated a National Park on September 4, 1915
Second Colorado National Park after Mesa Verde
Key people behind it:
Enos Mills – Estes Park innkeeper, conservationist, writer, called the “Father of the Park.”
F.O. Stanley – Inventor of the Stanley Steamer automobile and builder of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.
A group of supporters of the final legislation which established Rocky Mountain National Park on January 26, 1915, pose for the camera during dedication ceremonies Sept. 4, 1915. Foreground, from left: Enos Mills, F.O. Stanley, Congressman Ed Taylor, Mrs. John Sherman, and Gov. George A. Carlson.
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