Petrified Forest National Park- Elizabeth Call

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  • 1540

    Prehistoric Peoples live in the park (13,500 BCE-1540 CE)

    Prehistoric Peoples live in the park (13,500 BCE-1540 CE)

  • Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves first documents petrified wood in Petrified Forest National Park

    Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves first documents petrified wood in Petrified Forest National Park

  • President Theodore Roosevelt creates the Petrified Forest National Monument

    President Theodore Roosevelt creates the Petrified Forest National Monument

  • President Woodrow Wilson signs the National Park Service Act

    President Woodrow Wilson signs the National Park Service Act

  • Over 53,000 acres are added to Petrified Forest National Park

  • Petrified Forest National Park is officially established and completed

  • Paleontologists discover 50 new fossil sites and at least a dozen dinosaur skeletons

    Paleontologists discover 50 new fossil sites and at least a dozen dinosaur skeletons

  • George W. Bush signs a bill that allows Petrified Forest National Park to expand by more than 2x the size.

    George W. Bush signs a bill that allows Petrified Forest National Park to expand by more than 2x the size.

  • Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Petrified Forest National Park celebrates 100 years of protection

    Petrified Forest National Park celebrates 100 years of protection