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1400
The first people in the San Luis Valley
The first people to enter the Valley were Nomadic Hunters -
Don Diego
Don Diego was the first known European to enter the San Luis Valley -
Familiar to the land
The early Native Tribes knew the land when the Spanish came. -
The first known writings
The first known writing were by Zebulon Pike -
Old Spanish trail
You can see the old Spanish trail. A part of the diverse cultural heritage. -
National monument
Herbert Hoover signs a proclamation to make this a national monument. -
AWDI
American Water Development incorporated got the rights to pump 200,00 acre feet of the water per year. -
the court dismisses
The court then dismisses the right for the AWDI to pump water from the great sand dunes. -
baca ranch
congress pays $3.5 million dollars for the baca ranch. -
National Park!!
This is the year that the bill moved forward from a national monument to a national park.
