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The Canyon of the Colorado should be made a national park; and the national-park system should include the Yosemite and as many as possible of the groves of giant trees in California.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The Canyon of the Colorado should be made a national park; and the national-park system should include the Yosemite and…”
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Roosevelt calls for the establishment of the Canyon of the Colorado as a national park.
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