Canyonland National Park History

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  • 7980 BCE

    First Humans

    First humans visited the land 10,000 years ago
  • 1300 BCE

    Navajo Indians

    The Navajo Indians arrive on land that is now Canyonland National Park
  • 800 BCE

    Ute and Paiute Indians arrive

    The Ute and Paitute Indians Arrive on land now called Canyonlands national park
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    Early farmers

    Early farmers of the land ancestral to the Puebloan and Fremont people grew maize, beans, and squash, and kept dogs and turkeys

  • Government tours

    Bates Wilson gave government officials tours of the lands to try to make it a National Park

  • Utah senator introduces National Park bill

    Utah Democratic Senator Frank Moss introduced Canyonlands National Park bill

  • September 12, 1964 Canyonlands became a national park

    On September 12, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Public Law- 88-590 which made Canyonlands a national park