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Sivestre Velez de Escalante and Dominguez Escalante explored the Kolob Canyons area.
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Mormon settlers used the Kolob Canyons area for timber and grazing stock and they gave it the name Kolob.
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Nephi Johnson arrives, noted at the time that the Mormon's discovered the canyon.
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Mormon settlers left their mark, giving Zion the name that would eventually stick.
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Frederick S. Dellenbach accompanied Powell during his second exploration of the Grand Canyon
"Major John Wesley Powell 1834-1902 explorer, scientist, Steven V. Jones 1840-1920 teacher, topographer, Joseph W. Young 1829-1873 Mormon pioneer leader, Descended Labyrinth Falls 1/2 mile below Monday, September 30, 1872 during first Parunuweap Canyon traverse. Powell named this canyon from the Paiute Indian word Parunuweap' which means roaring water canyon. Dedicated September 30, 1872." -
The National Park Service is created.
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Congress declares the Monument to be Zion National Park, becoming Utah's oldest National Park.
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Construction starts on the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway.
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The Kolob Canyon's area was declared Zion National Monument.
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President Obama signs the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, adding 124,406 acres of park land as Zion Wilderness.
